Jones
Jones v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 KEVIN WALKER JONES, Case No. 20-cv-07154-KAW (PR)
Petitioner,
ORDER OF TRANSFER
v.
GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Respondents.
Petitioner, a state prisoner housed at Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”) proceeding pro se, filed a document entitled, “Notice of Objection and Reconsideration Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,” which appears to be alleging claims against medical personnel at KVSP for ordering the involuntary administration of psychiatric medication. He is also challenging the September 8, 2020 order by an administrative law judge authorizing the involuntary administration of psychiatric medication. This action may be either a habeas or civil rights action. In either case, it must be transferred to the Eastern District of California. A federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus made by a person in custody under the judgment and sentence of a state court is properly filed in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction. 28…