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Parties Involved:
Oz Martin
Petitioner
Supreme Court of California
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OZ MARTIN,

Petitioner,

v.

SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

No. 2:20-cv-0248 DB P

ORDER

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

mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651. Petitioner seeks a writ “commanding respondent court 

to perform its ministerial duty in affording petitioner his constitutional rights to a proper and 

adequate inquiry by using sound discretion in adhering to and following the law which 

governs/controls the issues raised by his claims.” (ECF No. 1 at 4.) 

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Alameda 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 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 this matter is 

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

Dated: February 6, 2020

DB:12

DB:1/Orders/Prisoner/Habeas/mart0248.108

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