(HC) Maddox v. Lynch ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] LEMONTA MADDOX, No. 2:22-cv-0771 KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 Vv. ORDER 14 JEFF LYNCH, 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 San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino 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: May 10, 2022 madd0771.108 Ae ¥ L Notrrmann— 98 KENDALL UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE