Cates
(HC) Mesa v. Cates
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD MESA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00034-HBK Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
v. THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA B. CATES, (Doc. No. 1) Respondent.
17 Petitioner Richard Mesa has pending a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and a request for the appointment of counsel. (Doc. Nos. 1, 2, 3). Petitioner is a prisoner 21 incarcerated in Kern County, which is located within the jurisdiction and venue of this court’s 22 Fresno Division, but challenges his March 19, 2003 state sentence and conviction entered by the 23 Superior Court of Los Angeles, which is located within the jurisdiction and venue of the Western 24 Division of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 25 Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), jurisdiction is proper…