Opinion
No. 2:12-cv-3024 CKD P
01-03-2013
GREGORY ANTHONY MCFARLAND, Petitioner, v. RICK HILL, Respondents.
ORDER
McFarland, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition attacks a conviction issued by the San Mateo Superior Court. While both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in San Mateo County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).
Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE