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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES LEE ABBOTT, JR., 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JOR LIZARRAGA, et al., 

Respondents. 

No. 2:16-cv-1525-EFB 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed an 

application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His application attacks a 

conviction issued by the Riverside County Superior Court. 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 Riverside County. Id. at 

499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

 Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 

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

DATED: July 11, 2016. 

Case 2:16-cv-01525-EFB Document 3 Filed 07/11/16 Page 1 of 1