Santos v. CDCR et al

Filing 3

ORDER TRANSFERRING Case to SACRAMENTO Division of the Eastern District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 10/30/17: New Case Number 2:17-cv-02287 AC (PC). Old Case Number 1:17-cv-01399 MJS (PC). (Hellings, J)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TIMOTHY MARVIN SANTOS, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 1:17-cv-01399 MJS (PC) ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA v. CDCR, et al., 15 Defendant. 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 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 19 ' 1915. 20 21 22 In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The alleged violations took place in Sacramento County, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the complaint should 23 have been filed in the Sacramento Division. 24 Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper 25 26 27 28 court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. This court will not rule on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1 1 2 3 4 1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California sitting in Sacramento; and 2. All future filings shall refer to the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall be filed at: 5 United States District Court Eastern District of California 501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200 Sacramento, CA 95814 6 7 3. This court has not ruled on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis. 8 IT IS SO ORDERED. 9 10 Dated: October 30, 2017 /s/ Michael J. Seng UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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