(HC) Whitaker v. Warden Horn

Filing 2

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 03/05/2025. CASE TRANSFERRED to Sacramento Division. New Case Number 2:25-cv-00747-CSK. Old Case Number 1:25-cv-00270-SKO. (Deputy Clerk CM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DE’ANTE WHITAKER,

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1:25-cv-00270-SKO (HC)

Petitioner,

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v.

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WARDEN HORN,

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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to
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28 U.S.C. § 2254.
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The petitioner is challenging a conviction from Sacramento County, which is part of the
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Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the Sacramento 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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court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore, this action

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will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY
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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 Sacramento; and
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2. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall
be filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto

March 5, 2025

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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