JP Parnell v. D. Cueva

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaAugust 17, 20202:20-cv-07422California194 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 J. P. PARNELL, No. 2:20-cv-1588 AC P Petitioner, V. ORDER D. CUEVA, WARDEN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 18 || corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. 20 || 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 22 || and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more || readily available in Los Angeles 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 25 || transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of…

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