Rice v. Velasquez et al

Filing 4

ORDER for INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:17-cv-1305 CKD) to Fresno (1:17-cv-0867 SAB) signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 06/29/17. (Plummer, M)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KORDY RICE, 12 13 14 No. 2:17-cv-1305 CKD P Plaintiff, v. S. VELASQUEZ, et al., 15 ORDER Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In his complaint, plaintiff 19 alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The alleged violations took place in Kings 20 County, which is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern 21 District of California. See Local Rule 120(d). 22 Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper 23 division of a court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper division of the 24 court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Fresno Division of the court. In light of 25 1996 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiff’s request to proceed in 26 forma pauperis. 27 Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 28 1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis; 1 1 2 3 4 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 5 6 7 8 Dated: June 29, 2017 _____________________________________ CAROLYN K. DELANEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 9 10 11 13:rice1305.22 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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