(HC) Thomas v. Foss

Filing 5

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:18-cv-2712 JAM DB) to Fresno (1:18-cv-1496 SKO) signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 10/29/2018. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EDWARD THOMAS,

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No. 2:18-cv-2712 DB P

Petitioner,

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v.

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T. FOSS,

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ORDER

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. In his application, petitioner challenges a disciplinary

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hearing result issued while housed at CSP-Corcoran. Kings County, where CSP-Corcoran is

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

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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. This court

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will not rule on petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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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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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: October 29, 2018

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