Blackman v. Lavalleur et al

Filing 2

ORDER, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 6/11/2015. CASE TRANSFERRRED to SACRAMENTO Division. New Case Number 2:15-cv-1255-CKD(PC). (Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TONY BLACKMAN,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

1:15-cv-0863-SKO (PC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

K. LAVALLEUR, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. ' 1983 on June 8, 2015.1 In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights

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by defendants at High Desert State Prison. The alleged violations took place in Lassen County,

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which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of California. Therefore, the complaint should have been filed in the Sacramento
Division.

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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

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will be transferred to the Sacramento Division.
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Plaintiff, who is subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), neither paid the filing fee nor filed an application 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 Eastern District of

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California sitting in Sacramento; and
2. All future filings shall refer to 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 11, 2015

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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