Opinion
23-CV-11062 (LTS)
01-22-2024
JEROME NOBLE, Petitioner, v. WARDEN JOHN/JANE DOE, Respondent.
TRANSFER ORDER
COLLEEN MCMAHON, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Petitioner, currently incarcerated at the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, brings this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the constitutionality of his 2023 conviction in the New York Supreme Court, Kings County. Because Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in Kings County, which is located in the Eastern District of New York, this action is transferred under Local Rule 83.3 to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
CONCLUSION
The Clerk of Court is directed to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Whether Petitioner should be permitted to proceed further without payment of fees is a determination to be made by the transferee court. This order closes the case in the Southern District of New York.
Because Petitioner has not at this time made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, a certificate of appealability will not issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2253.
The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962) (holding that an appellant demonstrates good faith when he seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue).
SO ORDERED.