Hill v. Cavagnolo

Summary

The court transferred a state prisoner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The transfer was based on the greater availability of witnesses and evidence in Riverside County, where the challenged conviction was issued.

Holdings

1. When both the district in which the habeas petition is filed and the federal district encompassing the place of conviction have jurisdiction, the court may transfer the proceeding in the furtherance of justice to the district where the relevant witnesses and evidence are more readily available.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Eastern District of California should transfer the § 2254 habeas proceeding to the federal district court serving Riverside County because the relevant witnesses and evidence were more readily available there.

Disposition

other