Pinkerton v. Kernan

Filing 3

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:17-cv-0806 GGH HC) to Fresno (1:17-cv-0573 MJS HC) signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 4/24/2017. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOT ERIC PINKERTON,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:17-cv-0806 GGH P

v.

ORDER

SCOTT KERNAN,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas

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corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not filed a request to proceed in forma

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pauperis or paid the filing fee. In his application, petitioner challenges a conviction issued by the

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Kern County Superior Court. Kern County is part of the Fresno Division of the United States

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

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division of a court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper division of the

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court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Fresno Division of the court.

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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 Fresno; and

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2. All future filings shall reference the new Fresno case number assigned and shall be
filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 24, 2017
/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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