Opinion
No. CIV S-06-0172 MCE DAD P.
February 1, 2006
ORDER
Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Petitioner is confined in California State Prison, Sacramento. His habeas petition attacks the sentence imposed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 31, 1998, after petitioner entered a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of second degree robbery with the use of a firearm.
While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 499 n. 15 (1973).
Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.