Fosselman v. Cate et al

Filing 5

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:12-cv-2022 KJN) to Fresno (1:12-cv-1302 GBC) signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 8/8/12. (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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LORENZO FOSSELMAN, JR., aka
El Heru Kweli Ra Uhuru,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:12-cv-2022 KJN P

vs.

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MATTHEW CATE, et al.,

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Defendants.

ORDER
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. On August 1, 2012,

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defendants Cate and Heberle removed this civil rights action from state court pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1441(a). In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants.

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However, the alleged violations took place at Salinas Valley State Prison in Kern County, which

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is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

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California. See Local Rule 120(d).
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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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: August 8, 2012

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_____________________________________
KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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