Opinion
20-CV-3987 (LLS)
06-08-2020
KEEBA HARRIS, Petitioner, v. PIKE COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS; UNAUTHORIZED PERSON HAVING CUSTODY OF PETITIONER, Respondents.
TRANSFER ORDER :
Petitioner Keeba Harris, currently detained in the Pike County Correctional Facility on charges pending in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas (ECF No. 1 at 86), brings this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. She asserts that she is being "illegally and unlawfully incarcerated." (Id. at 2.)
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"For the convenience of parties and witnesses, and in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought . . . ." 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Because Petitioner is detained in Pike County, Pennsylvania, which is located in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, see 28 U.S.C. § 118(b), the Court transfers this action to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
CONCLUSION
The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and note service on the docket.
The Clerk of Court is further directed to transfer this action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Whether Petitioner should be permitted to proceed further without payment of fees is a determination to be made by the transferee court. This order closes this case.
Because Petitioner has not at this time made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, a certificate of appealability will not issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. SO ORDERED. Dated: June 8, 2020
New York, New York
/s/_________
Louis L. Stanton
U.S.D.J.