Opinion
CIV-15-240-JHP-KEW
06-29-2015
JERRY WAYNE ELLEDGE, JR., Petitioner, v. ART LIGHTLE, Warden, Respondent.
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 Stephens 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 29th day of June 2015.
/s/_________
James H. Payne
United States District Judge
Eastern District of Oklahoma