Cavagnolo

(HC) Urquilla v. Cavagnolo

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 15, 20252:25-cv-01341California199 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] DOUGLAS URQUILLA, No. 2:25-cv-1341 CKD P Petitioner, Vv. ORDER J. CAVAGNOLO, Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 18 || corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Superior 19 || Court of Los Angeles County. While both this court and the United States District Court in the 20 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 22 || 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 25 transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 26 Dated: May…

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