Deegan v. People of the State of California

Filing 3

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO SACRAMENTO DIVISION of the Eastern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 3/22/2017. New Case Number 2:17-cv-00604-AC (HC). Old Case Number 1:17-cv-00411-SKO (HC). (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Petitioner,

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1:17-cv-00411-SKO (HC)

SIDNEY ROSS DEEGAN, III,

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

v.
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to
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28 U.S.C. ' 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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' 1915.
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The petitioner is challenging a conviction from Placer County, which is part of the
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Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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Therefore, the petition 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. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that:
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
be filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814

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3. This court has not ruled on petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 22, 2017

/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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