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Parties Involved:
Jorge Castro
Petitioner
Kim Holland
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JORGE CASTRO,

Petitioner,

v.

KIM HOLLAND,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00374-SMS HC

ORDER TRANSFERRING THIS CASE TO 

THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On March 9, 2015, Petitioner Jorge Castro filed this pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner alleges constitutional violations arising from his 2011 

conviction in Riverside County Superior Court. Riverside County, California, is within the venue of 

the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of 

conviction. 38 U.S.C. § 2241 (d). In a state with multiple federal districts, the District Court of the 

district in which a petitioner is confined may, in its discretion, transfer a petition concerning 

conviction and sentencing to the district in which the petitioner was convicted and sentenced. Such 

transfer generally furthers judicial economy since the witnesses and documentation are present in the 

district of conviction and sentencing.

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United 

States District Court for the Central District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 11, 2015 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:15-cv-00374-SMS Document 5 Filed 03/12/15 Page 1 of 1