(HC) Brooks v. State of California ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] WILLIE LEE BROOKS, I], No. 2:21-cv-2083 KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 Vv. ORDER 14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 18 || corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 19 The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. 20 || While both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was 21 || convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any 22 || and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more 23 || readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 24 Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 25 || transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 26 || Dated: November 17, 2021 Foci) Aharon 28 | Moonass 0s UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE