Opinion
20-CV-1256 (CM)
03-05-2020
PATRICIA KANE-LEE, Petitioner, v. WARDEN OF RIKERS ISLAND, Respondent.
TRANSFER ORDER :
Petitioner, currently detained at the Anna M. Kross Center on Rikers Island on a Vermont warrant for violation of probation (ECF No. 2 at 3), brings this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. She challenges the constitutionality of her 2014 conviction in the Vermont Superior Court, Bennington Criminal Division.
"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 in might have been brought . . . ." 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Because Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in Bennington, Vermont, which is located in the District of Vermont, see 28 U.S.C. § 126, the Court transfers this action to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
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 District of Vermont. 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.
The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962) (holding that an appellant demonstrates good faith when he seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue). SO ORDERED. Dated: March 5, 2020
New York, New York
/s/_________
COLLEEN McMAHON
Chief United States District Judge