Opinion
No. 2:12-cv-0294 KJN P
02-10-2012
LARRY G. JACKSON, Petitioner, v. MATTHEW CATE, Respondent.
ORDER
Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel or "pro se," has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254
The application attacks a conviction issued by the Santa Clara County Superior Court. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in Santa Clara County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).
Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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