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Parties Involved:
Cedric Greene
Petitioner
William Sullivan
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CEDRIC GREENE, 1:06-cv-00872-OWW-TAG-HC

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER OF TRANSFER 

WILLIAM SULLIVAN,

Respondent.

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

28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not paid the $5.00 filing fee or submitted an application 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 “(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 claims a violation of due process during the appeal of an administrative

decision at Lancaster State Prison, in Los Angeles County, which is within the Central District of

California. (Doc. 1, pp. 5-6). Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the 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

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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: August 11, 2006 /s/ Theresa A. Goldner 

j6eb3d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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