McClellan v. Sharp

Full title: DAVID MCCLELLAN, Petitioner, v. TOMMY SHARP, Warden, Respondent.

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

Date published: May 31, 2016

CIV-16-214-RAW-KEW (E.D. Okla. May. 31, 2016)

Opinion

CIV-16-214-RAW-KEW

05-31-2016

DAVID MCCLELLAN, Petitioner, v. TOMMY SHARP, 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 Tulsa County, Oklahoma, which is located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Northern 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 Northern District of Oklahoma for all further proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 31st day of May, 2016. Dated this 31^st day of May, 2016.

/s/_________

Ronald A. White

United States District Judge

Eastern District of Oklahoma