Opinion
CIV-14-01-JHP-KEW
01-03-2014
THOMAS E. LANDRETH, Petitioner, v. KAMERON HARVANEK, 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 Comanche 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 3rd day of January, 2014.
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James H. Payne
United States District Judge
Eastern District of Oklahoma