1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHRISTOPHER D. SCOTT, No. 2:25-cv-3324 CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 KEVIN HIXON, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed what appears to be an application 18 for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

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

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

at 499 23 n.15;

(d). 24 ///// 25 ///// 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// ] Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 2 || transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 3 || Dated: November 21, 2025 Card Kt | (£4 (g— 4 CAROLYNK. DELANEY SOS 5 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 6 7 8 1/hh 9 scot3324.108

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