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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MNATSAKAN MIKE GRIGORYAN, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

)B. G. COMPTON, Warden, et al., )

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Respondent. )

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1:07-CV-0084 OWW WMW HC

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

On January 17, 2007, Petitioner, who is currently incarcerated at Lompoc USP, filed a

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

California. However, Lompoc USP is located in Santa Barbara County and within the jurisdiction of

the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 

Federal courts have authority to grant writs of habeas corpus "within their respective

jurisdictions." 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The court issuing the writ must have personal jurisdiction over the

custodian. See, Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 495, 93 S.Ct. 1123, 35 L.Ed.2d

443 (1973); Malone V. Calderon, 165 F.3d 1234 (9 Cir. 1999); Subias v. Meese, 835 F.2d 1288, th

1289 (9th Cir.1987). Without such jurisdiction, the Court has no authority to direct the actions of the

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restraining authority. See, Malone, 165 F.3d at 1237. In the interests of justice, a federal court may

transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v.

McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974). 

The Petitioner in the instant case is not incarcerated at a facility within this Court's

jurisdiction. Accordingly, in the interests of justice, the Court HEREBY ORDERS the instant action

be transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 4, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

bl0dc4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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