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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

CLARENCE GIBBS,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-0309 LKK KJM P

vs.

SCOTT KERNAN,

Respondent. ORDER

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

habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The application attacks a conviction issued by the

Superior Court of Los Angeles County. 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 Los Angeles County, which is

located in the Central District of California. 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. This court has not ruled on petitioner’s application to proceed in forma

pauperis;

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

District of California. 

DATED: April 25, 2006.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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