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Parties Involved:
Scott Kernan
Respondent
Christopher Woods
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER WOODS,

Petitioner,

v.

SCOTT KERNAN,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01110-EPG-HC

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner is proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has requested to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915. 

Here, Petitioner’s claims relate to his conviction and sentence that occurred in the Yuba

County Superior Court, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States District 

Court for the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 120(d). Therefore, venue is proper in 

the Sacramento Division. Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been 

commenced in the proper court, may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper 

venue within the District. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. 

This Court has not ruled on Petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

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California sitting in Sacramento; and

2. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall 

be filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

501 “I” Street, Suite 4-200

Sacramento, CA 95814

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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