Opinion
CIV-21-240-RAW
08-17-2021
BYRON CRAIG HERD, Petitioner, v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Respondent.
OPINION AND ORDER
HONORABLE RONALD A. WHITE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
Now before the court is Petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. It has come to the court's attention that Petitioner was convicted in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, which is located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Northern District of Oklahoma. Therefore, in the furtherance of justice, this matter may be more properly addressed in that district.
Accordingly, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), Petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus is hereby transferred to the Northern District of Oklahoma for all further proceedings.
IT IS SO ORDERED