IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

RANSOM J. PERRY, : Civil No. 1:19-cv-0485 : Petitioner, : : v. : : DAVID J. EBBERT, : : Respondent. : Judge Sylvia H. Rambo

ORDER Before the court is a report and recommendation of the magistrate judge (Doc. 9) in which he recommends that the petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) be construed as being filed pursuant to

, and be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia because it is the district court for the federal judicial district where the state court of conviction is located. Upon review of the report and the record in this case, the court agrees. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1) The report and recommendation of the magistrate judge (Doc. 9) is ADOPTED.

2) The Clerk of Court shall transfer the petition (Doc. 1) to the United States District Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to

(a), and close this file.

Dated: July 12, 2019 s/Sylvia H. Rambo SYLVIA H. RAMBO United States District Judge

Dated: July 11, 2019