Franklin v. Director TDCJ, No. 9:2017cv00139 - Document 5 (E.D. Tex. 2017)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE. This petition is TRANSFERRED to the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 8/14/17. (ljw, )

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Franklin v. Director TDCJ Doc. 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION JOHNATHAN QUINCY FRANKLIN § VS. § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:17cv139 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE Petitioner Johnathan Quincy Franklin, an inmate confined in the Robertson 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. Petitioner states that in 2008 he was convicted of a criminal offense in the 35th District Court of Brown County, Texas. The current petition challenges a prison disciplinary conviction rather than petitioner’s criminal conviction. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), a petitioner may bring his petition for writ of habeas corpus in either the federal judicial district in which he was convicted or the district in which he is incarcerated. Petitioner's criminal conviction occurred in Brown County. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 124, Brown County is in the San Angelo Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Moreover, petitioner is currently confined at the Robertson Unit, which is in Jones County, Texas. Pursuant to Section 124, Jones County is located in the Abilene Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. As the above paragraph indicates, petitioner is not incarcerated in, and his criminal conviction did not occur in, the Eastern District of Texas. As a result, this court lacks jurisdiction over the petition. Dockets.Justia.com ORDER As petitioner complains of a prison disciplinary conviction, it is ORDERED that this petition is TRANSFERRED to the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas. SIGNED this 14th day of August, 2017. _________________________ Zack Hawthorn United States Magistrate Judge 2

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