(HC) Harry v. Warden, Valley State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID BRIAN HARRY, No. 1:23-cv-00751-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE

EASTERN DIVISION OF THE UNITED

v. STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WARDEN, Valley State Prison, Respondent. 16 On May 15, 2023, Petitioner filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in this Court. Because venue is proper in the Eastern Division of the Central District of California, the Court will order the petition transferred. The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same state, (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 the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a judicial district in which any…