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Parties Involved:
People of the State of California
Respondent
Amador Serrano
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMADOR SERRANO,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-09-3304 GGH P

vs.

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA, 

 

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an amended petition for a

writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 5) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has also filed a motion

to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion to appoint counsel.

In the amended petition, petitioner has indicated that he is incarcerated in Imperial

County and was convicted in Santa Clara County. 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. Hence, because petitioner was not

convicted in this district, and is not presently confined here, this court does not have jurisdiction

to entertain the application. 

Transfer of this case to the United States District Court for the Northern District

of California (which embraces Santa Clara County) is warranted, based on the likelihood that

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witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are there more

readily available. See Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 499 n. 15 (1973); 28

U.S.C. § 2241(d). This court will not rule on the motions to proceed in forma pauperis and

appoint counsel.

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: February 3, 2010

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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