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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

JOSEPH ANTHONY STAFFORD,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-08-1417 CMK P

vs.

D.K. SISTO, 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, together with a request to proceed in forma

pauperis. 

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

California in the County of Alameda. 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 Alameda County. 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; and

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

District of California. 

DATED: July 17, 2008

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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