(HC) Barnes v. California Department Corrections Director

Filing 3

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:20-cv-1105 GGH) to Fresno (1:20-cv-0836 JDP) signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 6/16/2020. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES,

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No. 2:20-cv-01105 GGH P

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR,
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 paid the filing fee or filed a request to

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proceed in forma pauperis. In his application, petitioner challenges a conviction issued by the

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Kings County Superior Court. Kings 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).

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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.

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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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Dated: June 16, 2020
/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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