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Parties Involved:
Kevin D. Hill
Petitioner
Joe Lizzaraga
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN D. HILL,

Petitioner,

v.

JOE LIZZARAGA,

Respondent.

No. 2:15-cv-1634 KJN 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. 

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. 

While both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was 

convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any 

and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more 

readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This court has not ruled on petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis; and

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

California.

Dated: August 11, 2015

hill1634.108

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