(HC) Washington v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL J. WASHINGTON, Case No. 1:19-cv-01131-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE v. LYNCH, Respondent. 16 Petitioner Michael J. Washington, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Because petitioner challenges a state-court judgment entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma, the court will transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. A state prisoner may file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in one of two districts: “the district court for the district wherein such person is in custody or in the district court for the district within which the State court was held which convicted and sentenced him.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). In situations where these two districts differ, the district courts of both districts have concurrent jurisdiction, and the court in which the petition is filed may exercise its…