Gross et al v. Hartley et al

Filing 6

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:12-cv-1152 KJN) to Fresno (1:12-cv-780 GBC) signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 5/10/12. (Dillon, 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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JAMES GROSS, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2: 12-cv-1152 KJN P

vs.
JAMES D. HARTLEY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER
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Plaintiffs, state prisoners proceeding without counsel, have filed a civil rights

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action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In the

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complaint, plaintiffs allege violations of their civil rights by defendants. The alleged violations

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took place in Kings County, which is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District

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Court for the Eastern District of California. See 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. In light of 1996 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiffs’

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request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This court has not ruled on plaintiffs’ request to proceed in forma pauperis;

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2. 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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3. 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 10, 2012

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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