(PC) Gallegos v. Bruce et al

Filing 21

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:23-cv-2964-DJC-AC) to Fresno (1:24-cv-1433-SAB) signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 11/21/2024. (Huang, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BENJAMIN ROBERT GALLEGOS,

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No. 2:23-cv-2964 DJC CKD P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

GLADDEN BRUCE, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §

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1983. On May 3, 2024, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff filed

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an amended complaint on October 7, 2024.

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The allegations in plaintiff’s amended complaint concern events occurring at Kern Valley

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State Prison and Salinas Valley State Prison. Neither prison is located within the territory

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covered by this division of the Eastern District. Kern Valley State Prison is located within the

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territory covered by the Fresno Division. Salinas Valley State Prison lies within the jurisdiction

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of the Northern District of California.

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Good cause appearing, this case will be transferred to the Fresno Division pursuant to

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Local Rule 120(f) (a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper division of this

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court may be transferred to the other). When transferred, the assigned judge can determine

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whether some of plaintiff’s claims should then be transferred to the Northern District of
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California.

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In accordance with the above, 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
2. All future filings shall reference the new Fresno case number assigned and shall 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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Dated: November 21, 2024

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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