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Parties Involved:
Alonzo Lonnie Collins
Petitioner
Charles Sheldon
Respondent

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United States District Court

Eastern District of California

Alonzo Lonnie Collins, No. Civ. S 05-1003 MCE PAN P

Petitioner, Order

vs.

Charles Sheldon,

Respondent.

-oOoPetitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, has

filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254.

Petitioner challenges a conviction in the Los Angeles County

Superior Court. This court and the United States District Court

in the district where petitioner was convicted both have

jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S.

484 (1973), but witnesses and evidence necessary for the

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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, I hereby order

that this matter is transferred to the United States District

Court for the Central District of California.

Dated: May 26, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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