Gaines v. Bennett et al

Filing 2

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 10/7/2013, CASE TRANSFERRRED to SACRAMENTO Division. New Case Number 2:13-cv-2070-AC (PC). Old Case Number 1:13-cv-1586-JLT (PC). (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:13-cv-01586-JLT (PC)

JAMES C. GAINES,

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Plaintiff,

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

v.
BENNETT, et al.,

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Defendants.
Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42
U.S.C. ' 1983.
In his Complaint, Plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by Defendants. The alleged

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violations took place in Lassen County, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United

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States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the Complaint should have

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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.

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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 District of

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California sitting in Sacramento; and
2. All future filings shall refer to the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall be
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filed at:

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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.

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Dated:

October 7, 2013

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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