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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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1

 See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

2

 See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968).

3

 See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). 

Case No. C 15-1086 PSG (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH ALLEN SHARONOFF,

Petitioner,

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UNKNOWN, 

Respondent. 

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Case No. C 15-1086 PSG (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

On March 24, 2015, Kenneth Allen Sharonoff, an inmate at Pleasant Valley State Prison,

filed a pro se federal petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Sharonoff 

seeks habeas relief from his underlying conviction and sentence from the Superior Court of El

Dorado County. El Dorado County lies in the Eastern District of California. Venue for a habeas

action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction;1

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petitions challenging a conviction or sentence are preferably heard in the district of conviction.2

Here, the Eastern District of California is the district of conviction and the district of

confinement. Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of California.3

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Case No. C 15-1086 PSG (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER 2

The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and transfer the entire file to the Eastern District

of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: PAUL S. GREWAL 

United States Magistrate Judge

4/22/2015

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