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Parties Involved:
Scott Frauenheim
Respondent
Gary Westover
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY WESTOVER,

Petitioner,

v.

SCOTT FRAUENHEIM,

Respondent.

No. 2:16-cv-2916 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 Santa Clara County 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 

Santa Clara 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 Northern District of California.

Dated: December 23, 2016

west2916.108

Case 2:16-cv-02916-KJN Document 4 Filed 12/23/16 Page 1 of 1