Johnson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, No. 1:2005cv00292 - Document 2 (E.D. Tex. 2005)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding transfer. It is recommended that this petition should be transferred to the USDC S/D Tx. Signed by Judge Keith F. Giblin on 4/18/05. (mrp, )

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Johnson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Doc. 2 Case 1:05-cv-00292-MAC-KFG Document 2 Filed 04/18/2005 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION BRENT DEWAYNE JOHNSON § VS. § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:05cv292 MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING TRANSFER Petitioner Brent Dewayne Johnson, an inmate confined at the Telford Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division ( TDCJ-CID ), proceeding pro se, brings this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The above-styled action was referred to the undersigned magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and the Local Rules of Court for the Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges for findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations for the disposition of the case. Discussion Title 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a) allows a district court to entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). A state prisoner is required to file his federal petition for writ of habeas corpus in either the district where the prisoner is incarcerated or the district where the prisoner was convicted and sentenced. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Although both district courts have jurisdiction to entertain the application, [t]he district court for the district wherein such an application is filed in the exercise of its discretion and in furtherance of justice may transfer the application to the other district court for hearing and determination. Id. Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:05-cv-00292-MAC-KFG . Document 2 Filed 04/18/2005 Page 2 of 2 Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in Harris County which is located in the Houston Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. This court has jurisdiction because petitioner is confined in the Eastern District of Texas. However, the court has considered the circumstances and has determined that the interests of justice would best be served by transferring this petition to the district where petitioner was convicted and sentenced. Therefore, the petition should be transferred to the Southern District of Texas for hearing and determination. An order transferring the case will be entered by the undersigned. SIGNED this the 18th day of April, 2005. ____________________________________ KEITH F. GIBLIN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2

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