1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] DOUGLAS URQUILLA, No. 2:25-cv-1341 CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 Vv. ORDER 14 J. CAVAGNOLO, 15 Respondents. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 18 || corpus pursuant to

. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Superior 19 || Court of Los Angeles County. While both this court and the United States District Court in the 20 | district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit 21 | Court,

(1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of 22 || petitioner’s application are more readily available in Los Angeles County.

at 499 n.15; 28 23 | 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 15, 2025 □ “a I / dip Ze 27 CAROLYN DELANEY? 28 tqul 341.108 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE