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Parties Involved:
Joe Lizarraga
Respondent
Elliott Oneal Singletary
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ELLIOTT ONEAL SINGLETARY, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JOE LIZARRAGA, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-1750-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254. His petition attacks a conviction imposed 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 this matter is 

transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 

DATED: August 1, 2016. 

Case 2:16-cv-01750-EFB Document 3 Filed 08/01/16 Page 1 of 1