McKinney v. Walker

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California orders the transfer of a state prisoner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition to the Central District of California. The court concludes that the Central District is the more appropriate forum because the petitioner was convicted in Los Angeles County and relevant witnesses and evidence are more readily available there.

Holdings

1. A § 2254 habeas action may proceed in either the federal district where the petitioner was convicted or the district where the petitioner is incarcerated, and transfer to the district connected to the conviction is appropriate when the relevant witnesses and evidence are more readily available there.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Eastern District of California should transfer the § 2254 habeas action to the Central District of California because the conviction occurred in Los Angeles County and the relevant witnesses and evidence were more readily available there.

Disposition

other