(HC) Solvey v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STANLEY H. SOLVEY, Case No. 1:23-cv-00137-HBK (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

v. (Doc. No. 1) KEN CLARK, Respondent. 16 17 18 Petitioner is proceeding on his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). To the extent discernable, Petitioner challenges his conviction entered by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. (Id. at 1). Los Angeles County is located within the jurisdiction and venue of the Western Division of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), jurisdiction is proper in the judicial district where the petitioner was convicted or where the petitioner is incarcerated. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 428 (2004). However, “[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to…