Bettencourt v. McCabe, et al.

Filing 4

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:17-cv-0888 DB PC) to Fresno (1:17-cv-0646 SAB PC) signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 5/8/2017; this court has not ruled on plaintiff's request to proceed ifp.(Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GARY RAY BETTENCOURT,

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No. 2:17-cv-0888 DB P

Plaintiff,
v.
BRIAN McCABE, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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

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U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In his complaint, plaintiff

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alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The alleged violations took place in Merced

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County, which is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of California. See Local Rule 120(d).

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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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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. In light of

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1996 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiff’s request to proceed in

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forma pauperis.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis;
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2. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
California sitting in Fresno; and
3. 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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DATED: May 8, 2017

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/s/ DEBORAH BARNES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DLB1/prisoner-civil rights/bett0888.22

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