Krouch v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER of INTRADISTRCT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:11-cv-2433 CKD) to Fresno (1:11-cv-1599 DLB) signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 9/20/2011. (Duong, D)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KHENN KROUCH,

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Plaintiff,

No. CIV S-11-2433 CKD

vs.

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER
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Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social

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Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”)

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under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”). Under the venue statute governing this

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action, plaintiff may obtain a review of any final decision of the Secretary made after a hearing to

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which the plaintiff was a party by commencing a civil action in the federal district court for the

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judicial district in which the claimant resides. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Plaintiff resides in Modesto,

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California, which is located in Stanislaus County. That county is part of the Fresno Division of

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the United States 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

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the proper division of a court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper
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division of the court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Fresno Division of the

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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

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District of 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:

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United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721

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Dated: September 20, 2011

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_____________________________________
CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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