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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HARRY LLOYD HOWARD

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-0398 FCD CMK P

vs.

TOM CAREY, et al., 

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. Currently before

the court is respondents’ motion to transfer this habeas petition to the United States District

Court for the Central District of California.

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Superior Court of the State of

California, County of Orange on June 29, 1990. While both this Court and the United States

District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th

Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the

resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in Orange County, which is in the

Central District. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Respondents’ motion to transfer this habeas petition (doc. 7) is granted; and

2. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central

District of California. 

DATED: April 17, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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