Thompson v. Workman

Full title: Willis Ray Thompson, Petitioner, v. Randall G. Workman, Warden, Respondent

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma

Date published: May 5, 2009

No. CIV 09-173-RAW (E.D. Okla. May. 5, 2009)

Opinion

No. CIV 09-173-RAW.

May 5, 2009

ORDER

RONALD WHITE, District Judge

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 Mayes 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.