Opinion
No. CIV S-11-2290-CMK-P
09-01-2011
AARON LEE SPARKS, Petitioner, v. FRANK CHAVEZ, Respondent.
ORDER
Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition appears to challenge a conviction and/or sentence issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241(d), courts in both the district of conviction and the district of confinement have concurrent jurisdiction over applications for habeas corpus filed by state prisoners. See Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973). Because any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of any challenge to the conviction are more readily available in Los Angeles County, which is within the boundaries of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, this matter should be transferred to that court. See id. at 499 n.15.
It is unclear whether some or all of the claims raised in the petition are in fact challenges to conditions of confinement.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
CRAIG M. KELLISON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE