Green v. Director, TDCJ-CID, No. 4:2020cv00723 - Document 4 (E.D. Tex. 2020)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER transferring this petition to the Sherman Division of this court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 9/24/2020. (bjc, )

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Green v. Director, TDCJ-CID Doc. 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION ALFRED C. GREEN § VS. § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:20cv383 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE Petitioner Alfred C. Green, an inmate confined in the Stiles Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Discussion Petitioner complains of a criminal conviction in the 366th District Court of Collin County, Texas. 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 Collin County, Texas. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 124, Collin County is in the Eastern District of Texas. However, Collin County is located in the Sherman Division, rather than the Beaumont Division. As all records and witnesses involving this action may be located in the Sherman Division of this court, the transfer of this action to such division would further justice. Dockets.Justia.com ORDER It is accordingly ORDERED that this petition is TRANSFERRED to the Sherman Division of this court. SIGNED this 24th day of September, 2020. _________________________ Zack Hawthorn United States Magistrate Judge 2

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