Brewster v. Director, TDCJ-CID, No. 5:2019cv00159 - Document 7 (E.D. Tex. 2019)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION and Order transferring this action to the Texarkana Division of this court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 11/26/19. (tkd, )
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Brewster v. Director, TDCJ-CID Doc. 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION SAMMY RAY BREWSTER § VS. § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:19cv413 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE Petitioner Sammy Ray Brewster, an inmate confined in the Telford Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus. Discussion Petitioner filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in the federal judicial district in which he was convicted. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), a petitioner may bring his petition for writ of habeas corpus in the federal judicial district in which he was convicted or the district in which he is incarcerated. As petitioner is incarcerated in this district, this court has jurisdiction over the petition. The Telford Unit is in Bowie County. While Bowie County is in the Eastern District of Texas, it is in the Texarkana Division rather than the Beaumont Division. As a result, this case should be transferred to the Texarkana Division of this court. ORDER For the reasons set forth above, it is ORDERED that this petition for writ of habeas corpus is TRANSFERRED to the Texarkana Division of this court. SIGNED this 26th day of November, 2019. _________________________ Zack Hawthorn United States Magistrate Judge Dockets.Justia.com
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