(HC)Johnson v. California Department of Correction & Rehabilitation ( 2020 )


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  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DARRYL JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-0711 AC P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND 15 REHABILITATION, 16 Respondent. 17 18 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 19 corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. This 20 court will not rule on petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis. 21 The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. 22 While both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was 23 convicted have jurisdiction, any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of 24 petitioner’s application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. Braden v. 30th 25 Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 499 n.15 (1973); 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 26 Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 27 1. This court has not ruled on petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis; and 28 //// 1 2. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of 2 || California. 3 | DATED: April 8, 2020 ~ 4 Attten— ALLISON CLAIRE 5 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Document Info

Docket Number: 2:20-cv-00711

Filed Date: 4/8/2020

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 6/19/2024