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Parties Involved:
Thomas L. Carey
Respondent
Brian Keith Randel
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN KEITH RANDEL,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-1974 GEB KJM P

vs.

THOMAS L. CAREY, Warden,

Respondent. ORDER

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

habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee.

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Monterey 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 Monterey 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: September 27, 2006.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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