(PC) Schowachert v. Polley
Filing
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ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:21-cv-1064 JDP) to Fresno (1:21-cv-01107 HMB) signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 7/21/2021. (Henshaw, R)
Case 1:21-cv-01107-HBK Document 6 Filed 07/22/21 Page 1 of 2
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JOHN PAUL FRANK SCHOWACHERT,
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Case No. 2:21-cv-01064-JDP (PC)
Plaintiff,
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v.
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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
FRESNO DIVISION OF THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BILL POLLEY,
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Defendant.
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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. In his complaint, he alleges that defendant violated his civil rights while he was
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incarcerated at the Tuolumne County jail. Tuolumne County is part of the Fresno Division of the
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 120(d).
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Accordingly, this action should have been filed in the Fresno Division.
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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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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:
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1. this action be transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
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California sitting in Fresno;
2. the Clerk of Court assign a new case number; and
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3. all future filings reference the new Fresno case number assigned and be filed at:
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United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
July 21, 2021
JEREMY D. PETERSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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