Gillum v. Cate

Filing 6

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:12-cv-1062 DAD) to Fresno (1:12-cv-0756 DLB) signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 05/09/12. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AARON GILLUM,

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Petitioner,
vs.
MATTHEW CATE,
Respondent.

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No. CIV S-12-1062 DAD P

ORDER
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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of

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habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma

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pauperis. In his application, petitioner challenges a 2010 decision of the California Board of

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Parole Hearings finding him unsuitable for release on parole. Petitioner is currently incarcerated

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at Avenal State Prison located in Kings County. The parole hearing which petitioner seeks to

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challenge was held at Corcoran State Prison which is also located in Kings County. Kings

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County is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District

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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. This court will not rule on petitioner’s request to 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

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District of California sitting in Fresno; and

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3. 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: May 9, 2012.

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DAD:9:kly
gill1062.109

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