(HC) Sandoval v. On Habeas Corpus
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIO SANDOVAL, Case No.: 1:20-cv-01224-JLT (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
v. THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA
ON HABEAS CORPUS,
Respondent. 16 Petitioner has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The application has not been ruled on by this Court. The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (3) if there is no district in which an action may…