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Parties Involved:
Rick Hill
Respondent
Gregory Anthony McFarland
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY ANTHONY MCFARLAND,

Petitioner, No. 2:12-cv-3024 CKD P

vs.

RICK HILL,

Respondents. ORDER

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McFarland, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition attacks a conviction issued by the San

Mateo 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 San Mateo County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C.

§ 2241(d). 

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: January 3, 2013

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

/md; mcfa3024.108

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