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Parties Involved:
Feleker
Respondent
James Stanley Williams
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES STANLEY WILLIAMS,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-07-2576 FCD EFB P

vs.

FELEKER, Warden,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254. Petitioner seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Petitioner challenges a conviction in the Kern County Superior Court. Actions arising

out of Kern County are to be commenced in the district court sitting in Fresno. Local Rule 3-

120(d). Rule 3-120(d) provides for intra-district transfer when an action has been commenced in

the wrong intra-district venue. Accordingly, this action shall be transferred to Fresno and the

court defers ruling on petitioner’s application leave for to proceed in forma pauperis pending

the transfer.

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. This action is transferred to the district court sitting in Fresno. See Local Rule 3-

120(f);

2. The Clerk of Court shall assign a new case number; and 

3. All future filings shall bear the new case number and shall be filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

2500 Tulare Street

Fresno, CA 93721

DATED: December 27, 2007.

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