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Parties Involved:
Michael DeVaughn
Petitioner
Unknown
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL DeVAUGHN, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

UNKNOWN, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-0631 GGH P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner at California Medical Facility, has now filed an application for 

a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma 

pauperis. 

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Superior Court of the County of Los 

Angeles. 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: August 4, 2016 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

 

 

GGH:076:deva0631.108 

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