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Parties Involved:
James Peek
Petitioner
State of California
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES PEEK,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

Case No. 2:24-cv-3421-JDP (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. 

Petitioner is incarcerated in Kern County, which is in the Eastern District of California,

and was convicted in Riverside County, which is in the Central District of California. 

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. However, the district of conviction is the preferable forum to review conviction 

challenges. See Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968) (petition challenging

conviction best heard in district of conviction). 

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of 

California. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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