Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCUS D. WASHINGTON, No. 2:19-cv-01783 GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER RALPH DIAZ, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the required filing fee ($5.00). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). The application attacks a conviction issued by the San Mateo 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 San Mateo 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…