West v. Hartley

Filing 3

ORDER, INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER to SACRAMENTO. New Case Number is 2:09-cv-00260 JFM (HC), signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Wunderlich on 1/28/2009. (Figueroa, O)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 vs. JAMES D. HARTLEY, Respondent. / Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner is challenging a conviction from San Joaquin County, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the Sacramento Division. Pursuant to Local Rule 3-120(b), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper court may, on the court's own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore, this ORDER OF TRANSFER DARRYL F. WEST Petitioner, 1:08-CV-1123 WMW (HC) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California sitting in Sacramento; and 2. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall be filed at: United States District Court Eastern District of California 501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200 Sacramento, CA 95814 IT IS SO ORDERED.

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 Dated: j14hj0 January 28, 2009 /s/ William M. Wunderlich UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE