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Parties Involved:
Kathy Dickinson
Respondent
Russell Fleenor
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUSSELL FLEENOR, No. CIV S-10-1887-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

KATHY DICKINSON,

Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition challenges a conviction and/or

sentence issued by the Orange County Superior Court. 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. See Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court,

410 U.S. 484 (1973). Because any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of

petitioner's application are more readily available in Orange County, which is within the

boundaries of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, this matter

should be transferred to that court. See id. at 499 n.15.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the

United States District Court for the Central District of California.

DATED: July 22, 2010

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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