Hamilton v. Tristan et al

Filing 3

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:11-cv-1166 KJN) to Fresno (1:11-cv-0788 MJS) signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 05/16/11. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GEORGE HAMILTON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2: 11-cv-1166 KJN P

vs.
DAVID TRISTAN, et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, has filed a civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by

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defendants. The gravamen of the alleged violations took place in Kings County, which is part of

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the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See

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Local Rule 120(d).

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Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in

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the proper division of a court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper

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division of the court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Fresno Division of the

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court.

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Plaintiff has not filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis or paid the filing fee.
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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of California sitting in Fresno; and

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2. All future filings shall reference the new Fresno case number assigned and
shall be filed at:

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United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721

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DATED: May 16, 2011

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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