Opinion
ORDER OF TRANSFER
HOWARD R. LLOYD, Magistrate Judge.
Petitioner, a state prisoner at the California Institution for Women in Corona, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging her state conviction.
Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). However, Federal courts in California traditionally have chosen to hear petitions challenging a conviction or sentence in the district of conviction. See Dannenberg v. Ingle , 831 F.Supp. 767, 767 (N.D. Cal. 1993); Laue v. Nelson , 279 F.Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968). The petition indicates that Petitioner was convicted in Riverside County which lies within the venue of the Eastern Division of the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 84(b). Petitioner is also currently confined in Corona which lies in Riverside County.
Accordingly, the above-titled action is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern Division of the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1404(a), 2241(d); Habeas L.R. 2254-3.
The Clerk shall transfer this matter and terminate any pending motions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.