Bridenstine v. Lightle

Full title: MICHAEL LEON BRIDENSTINE, Petitioner, v. ART LIGHTLE, Warden, Respondent.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

Date published: May 12, 2016

CIV-16-178-RAW-KEW (E.D. Okla. May. 12, 2016)

Opinion

CIV-16-178-RAW-KEW

05-12-2016

MICHAEL LEON BRIDENSTINE, Petitioner, v. ART LIGHTLE, Warden, Respondent.

Ronald A. White United States District Judge Eastern District of Oklahoma

OPINION AND ORDER

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 Texas County, Oklahoma, which is located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Western 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 Western District of Oklahoma for all further proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 12th day of May, 2016. Dated this 12^th day of May, 2016.

/s/_________

Ronald A. White

United States District Judge

Eastern District of Oklahoma