Scott v. Hubbard

Filing 5

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento to Fresno (1:12-cv-850 SKO (HC)) signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 5/24/12. (Manzer, 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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CURTIS SCOTT,

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Petitioner,

No. CIV S-12-1139 DAD P

vs.
SUSAN HUBBARD,

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Respondent.

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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.

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In his application, petitioner challenges a classification committee decision by

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prison officials at Corcoran State Prison. Petitioner is currently incarcerated at Corcoran State

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Prison, which is located in Kings County. Kings County is part of the Fresno Division of the

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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. 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 24, 2012.

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DAD:9
scot1139.109

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