Barao v. Frauenheim

Filing 3

ORDER Transferring Case To The Sacramento Divison Of The Eastern District Of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/13/2015.CASE TRANSFERRRED to Sacramento Division. New Case Number 2:15-cv-98-CMK(HC). (Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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RAMMEL BARAO,

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00052-SAB-HC

Petitioner,

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

v.
SCOTT FRAUENHEIM,
Respondent.

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has also filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis
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Petitioner is challenging a conviction from a judgment issued by the San Joaquin County

21 Superior Court, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for
22 the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 120(d). Therefore, venue is proper in the
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Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper

25 court, may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore, this action
26 will be transferred to the Sacramento Division.
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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 District of

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California sitting in Sacramento; and

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2. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall

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be filed at :

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United States District Court
Eastern District of California
501 “I” Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814

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3. The Court has not ruled on Petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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January 13, 2015
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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