(HC)Sherman
(HC)Sherman v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TROY T. SHERMAN, JR., No. 1:25-cv-00158-SKO (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE UNITED
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
CALIFORNIA, EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
15 Respondent.
17 On January 29, 2025, Petitioner filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 18 in the Northern District of California. Because the district court determined that venue is proper 19 in the Eastern District, the petition was transferred and received in this Court. 20 The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity 21 jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all 22 defendants reside in the same state, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events 23 or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the 24 subject of the action is situated, or (3) a…