Miller v. Brown et al

Filing 15

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:12-cv-1189 WBS JFM) to Fresno(1:12-cv-1589 LJO BAM) signed by Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds on 09/27/12. (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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MICHAEL ANTHONY MILLER,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:12-cv-1189 WBS JFM P

vs.
EDMUND G. BROWN, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In his complaint,

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plaintiff, who is presented housed in Kern Valley State Prison, alleges violations of his civil

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rights by defendants. The alleged violations took place in Kern County1, which is part of the

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

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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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Plaintiff has also asserted claims against defendants at Atascadero State Hospital,
which is located in the Central District of California.
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court. In light of 1996 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiff’s

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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 plaintiff’s 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: September 27, 2012.

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