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Parties Involved:
Michael Chen
Petitioner
D.K. Sisto
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL CHEN,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-08-0628 LEW CMK P 

vs.

D.K. SISTO, 

Respondent. ORDER

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

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and a motion for the appointment of counsel. 

Petitioner is incarcerated in Tutwillder, MS and was convicted in Santa Clara

County. Santa Clara County is in an area embraced by the United States District Court for the

Northern District of California. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241(d), courts in both the district of conviction and the

district of confinement have concurrent jurisdiction over applications for habeas corpus filed by

state prisoners. Because petitioner was not convicted in this district, and is not presently

confined here, this court does not have jurisdiction to entertain the application. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the

United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 28 U.S. C. § 2241(d); 28

U.S.C. § 1406(a).

DATED: March 31, 2008

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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