PLACES FOR FILING

(a) Clerk's Offices; Place of Filing. Offices of the Clerk are maintained at Phoenix and at Tucson. All files and records of the Phoenix and Prescott divisions shall be kept at Phoenix, and all files and records of the Tucson division shall be kept at Tucson. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, all filings for the Phoenix and Prescott divisions shall be made in Phoenix, and all filings for the Tucson division shall be made in Tucson.

In cases where the cause of action has arisen in more than one county, the plaintiff may elect any of the divisions appropriate to those counties for filing and trial purposes, although the Court reserves the right to assign any cases for trial elsewhere in the District at its discretion. (b) Writs of Habeas Corpus. Notwithstanding the requirements of Rule 77.1(c) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure, petitions for writs of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by a person in State custody must be filed in the division which includes the County in which the judgment of conviction was entered, and not necessarily in the division where the person is presently held in custody. 17