Goodwin

(HC) Barkacs v. Goodwin

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 23, 20221:22-cv-00986California405 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES ROBERT BARKACS, 1:22-cv-00986 BAK (HBK) Petitioner,

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE

v. SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN, et al., (Doc. No. 1) Respondent. 16 17 18 Petitioner James Robert Barkacs is proceeding pro se on his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on August 9, 2022. (Doc. No. 1). Barkacs is a state prisoner incarcerated at Pleasant Valley Prison, Coalinga, California, which is within the jurisdiction and venue of this Court’s Fresno Division. (Id. at 1). Barkacs challenges his April 6, 2005 state sentence and conviction entered by the Superior Court of San Diego, which is located within the jurisdiction and venue of the San Diego Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. (Id. at 2). Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), jurisdiction is proper in the judicial district where the petitioner was convicted or where…

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