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Parties Involved:
Pauline Hayes
Petitioner
Kimberly Hughes
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAULINE HAYES,

Petitioner,

v.

KIMBERLY HUGHES,

Respondent.

No. 2:15-cv-2598 KJN P

ORDER

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

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Compton 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 

Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

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

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

California.

Dated: December 22, 2015

haye2598.108

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