Barron v. Biter

Filing 4

ORDER TRANSFERRING Case to the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 2/23/2012. Old case number 1:12-cv-0240-DLB (HC). NEW case number 2:12-cv-00491-DAD (HC). (Marrujo, C)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ISAIAH DUPRI BARRON,

1:12-cv-0240-DLB (HC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Petitioner,

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vs.

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MARTIN BITER
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, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915.

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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. This court will not rule on petitioner's request to
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proceed in forma pauperis.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This court has not ruled on petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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2. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

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California sitting in Sacramento; and
3. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall be

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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:
ah0l4d

February 23, 2012

/s/ Dennis L. Beck
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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