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Parties Involved:
Scott R. Jones
Respondent
Joseph Woods
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH WOODS,

Petitioner,

v.

SCOTT R. JONES,

Respondent.

No. 2:15-cv-2626 CKD P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Superior 

Court of Santa Clara County. 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 Santa Clara County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 

U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

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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: December 29, 2015

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wood2626.108

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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