(HC) Brignac v. Kernan Doc.

Case 2:06-cv-00172-MCE-DAD Document 4 Filed 02/01/2006 Page 1 of 2

8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 JARON BRIGNAC,

11 Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-0172 MCE DAD P

12 vs.

13 SCOTT KERNAN, Warden, et al.,

14 Respondents. ORDER

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16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for writ of

17 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, together with an application to proceed in forma

18 pauperis.

19 Petitioner is confined in California State Prison, Sacramento. His habeas petition

20 attacks the sentence imposed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 31, 1998, after

21 petitioner entered a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of second degree robbery with the use of

22 a firearm.

23 While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district where

24 petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the

25 resolution of petitioner’s application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. See 28

26 U.S.C. § 2241(d); Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 499 n.15 (1973).

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1 Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this

2 matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

3 DATED: February 1, 2006.

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