(HC) Dawson v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KENNETH DEAN DAWSON, No. 2:19-cv-1628 AC P Petitioner, V. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. 15 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 18 Clara County Superior Court. While both this court and the United States District Court in the 19 district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, any and all witnesses and evidence 20 || necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more readily available in Santa Clara County. Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 499 n.15 (1973); 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 25 || California. DATED: August 26,…