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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ANTONIN GUZMAN, 1:22-cv-00260-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 13 v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WARDEN ETTAN,

Respondent.

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Here, the petitioner is challenging a conviction from Orange County, which is located in the Central District of California. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest of justice, a federal court may 1 Page ID #:18

1 transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes 2 v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974). 3 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States 4 District Court for the Central District of California. 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 7 Dated: March 4, 2022 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto . UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE