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Benavides v. Stephens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION
Sep 29, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. H-15-2651 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 29, 2015)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. H-15-2651

09-29-2015

ERNESTO BENAVIDES, JR., (TDCJ-CID #1910125) Petitioner, v. WILLIAM STEPHENS, Respondent.


MEMORANDUM AND OPINION

Petitioner filed this action seeking habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging a conviction in the 107th Judicial District Court of Cameron County, Texas. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (d), the district court in which the writ of habeas corpus was filed may transfer the writ to the district where the state court which convicted and sentenced the petitioner is located.

The Clerk is ordered to transfer this application for writ of habeas corpus to the Clerk of the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division.

Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, (Docket Entry No. 3), is denied without prejudice to reconsideration following transfer.

SIGNED on September 29, 2015, at Houston, Texas.

/s/_________

Lee H. Rosenthal

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Benavides v. Stephens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION
Sep 29, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. H-15-2651 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 29, 2015)
Case details for

Benavides v. Stephens

Case Details

Full title:ERNESTO BENAVIDES, JR., (TDCJ-CID #1910125) Petitioner, v. WILLIAM…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION

Date published: Sep 29, 2015

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. H-15-2651 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 29, 2015)