Brewster v. Dir., TDCJ-CID

Full title: SAMMY RAY BREWSTER v. DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION

Date published: Nov 26, 2019

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:19cv413 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 26, 2019)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:19cv413

11-26-2019

SAMMY RAY BREWSTER v. DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID

Zack Hawthorn United States Magistrate Judge

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE

Petitioner Sammy Ray Brewster, an inmate confined in the Telford Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus.

Discussion

Petitioner filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in the federal judicial district in which he was convicted. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), a petitioner may bring his petition for writ of habeas corpus in the federal judicial district in which he was convicted or the district in which he is incarcerated. As petitioner is incarcerated in this district, this court has jurisdiction over the petition.

The Telford Unit is in Bowie County. While Bowie County is in the Eastern District of Texas, it is in the Texarkana Division rather than the Beaumont Division. As a result, this case should be transferred to the Texarkana Division of this court.

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, it is ORDERED that this petition for writ of habeas corpus is TRANSFERRED to the Texarkana Division of this court.

SIGNED this 26th day of November, 2019.

/s/_________

Zack Hawthorn

United States Magistrate Judge