Singer v. Director TDCJ, No. 9:2012cv00193 - Document 4 (E.D. Tex. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding venue. Signed by Magistrate Judge Keith F. Giblin on 11/20/2012. (bjc)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION LEONARD GERALD SINGER § VS. § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:12cv193 MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING VENUE Petitioner Leonard Gerald Singer, an inmate confined in the Diboll Correctional Center, proceeding pro se, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Discussion Petitioner states that in 2008 he was convicted of a criminal offense in the 297th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas. He was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment. Petitioner filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in the district in which he is currently confined. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), a petitioner may bring his petition for writ of habeas corpus in the district in which he was convicted or the district in which he is incarcerated. Section 2241(d) further provides that the district court in the exercise of its discretion may transfer the action to the other district in the furtherance of justice. Petitioner was convicted in Tarrant County, Texas. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 124, Tarrant County is in the Fort Worth Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The court is of the opinion that the transfer of this action to such district would further justice. Accordingly, this case will be transferred to the Fort Worth Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. A Transfer Order shall be entered in accordance with this Memorandum Opinion. Hello This is a Test SIGNED this 20 November day of , 2012. KEITH F. GIBLIN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2

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