Tuft v. Director, TDCJ-CID

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
ROBERT ALEXANDER TUFT 	§
VS. 	§ 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:26cv69
DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID 	§
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE
Petitioner Robert Alexander Tuft, an inmate confined in the LeBlanc 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 is challenging a
conviction for murder in the 179th District Court of Harris County, Texas.
Petitioner filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in the federal judicial district where
he is currently confined. 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. In addition, Section 2241(d) provides that a 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 Harris County, Texas. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 124, Harris
County is in the Houston Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of
Texas. As all records and witnesses involving petitioner’s criminal conviction may be located in
the Southern District, the transfer of this action to such district would further justice.
ORDER
Based on the foregoing, it is ORDERED that this petition is TRANSFERRED to the
Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas.
_________________________
Zack Hawthorn
United States Magistrate Judge
SIGNED this 2nd day of March, 2026.
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