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Parties Involved:
Edward Cisneros
Petitioner
Warden at Corcoran State Prison
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD CISNEROS,

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN AT CORCORAN STATE 

PRISON,

Respondent.

1:16-cv-01843-SKO (HC) 

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. ' 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

' 1915. 

The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity 

jurisdiction, be brought only in A(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all 

defendants reside in the same state, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events 

or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the 

subject of the action is situated, or (3) a judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if 

there is no district in which the action may otherwise be brought.@ 28 U.S.C. ' 1391(b).

In this case, the petitioner is challenging a conviction from San Bernardino County, which 

is in the Central District of California. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the 

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United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest of justice, a 

federal court may transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. '

1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

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

States District Court for the Central District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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