Leorna v. Wyoming State Hospital

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CHARMAINE LEORNA,
Petitioner,
v.
WYOMING STATE HOSPITAL,
Respondent.
No. 2:26-cv-1614 CSK P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner in Wyoming proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ
of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma
pauperis. This court will not rule on petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis.
Petitioner is incarcerated in Wyoming State Hospital-Evanston and was convicted in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Both Wyoming State Hospital and Sweetwater County are in an
area embraced by the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241(d), courts in both the district of conviction and the district of
confinement have concurrent jurisdiction over applications for habeas corpus filed by state
prisoners. Because petitioner was not convicted in this district, and is not presently confined
here, this district court does not have jurisdiction to entertain the application.
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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is
transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d);
28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

Dated: May 5, 2026

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