Dotson v. Warden

Filing 2

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the SACRAMENTO Division of the Eastern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 6/25/2014. New Case Number 2:14-cv-01508-EFB(HC). Old Case Number 1:14-cv-00971-JLT(HC). (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:14-cv-00971-JLT (HC)

TRACY LEE DOTSON,

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner,
v.
WARDEN,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to
28 U.S.C. ' 2254.
The petitioner appears to be challenging a prison disciplinary proceeding while housed at

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Mule Creek State Prison, Amador County, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United

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States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the petition should have

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been filed in the Sacramento Division.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 3-120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the

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

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action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that:

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1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
California sitting in Sacramento; and
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2. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall
be filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 25, 2014

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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