Miller v. The Superior Court et al

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ORDER Transferring Case to the Northern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 08/02/2013. CASE CLOSED. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRUCE WAYNE MILLER,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-01163-BAM
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
(ECF No. 1)

Plaintiff, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

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§ 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

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In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his rights by defendants. The alleged violations took

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place in San Francisco County, which is part of the United States District Court for the Northern

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District of California. Therefore, the complaint should have been filed in the United States District

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Court for the Northern District of California.
Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper

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court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore, this action will be

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transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. This court will

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not rule on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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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 Northern District of

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California; and
2. This court has not ruled on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

August 2, 2013

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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