Galzinski v. Beard et al

Filing 6

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:14-cv-1640 KJM AC) to Fresno (1:14-cv-1158 JLT) signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 7/23/14. (Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HARALD MARK GALZINKSI,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-1640 KJM AC P

v.

ORDER

JEFFERY BEARD, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In his complaint, plaintiff

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alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The alleged violations took place in Tuolumne

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

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District of California.1 See Local Rule 120(d).
Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper

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division of a court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper division of the

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court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Fresno Division of the court. In light of

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1996 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiff’s request to proceed in

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The gravamen of this action seeks to implicate defendants at Sierra Conservation Center in
Jamestown, California. The defendants located in Sacramento appear to be nominal parties.
(Plaintiff himself identifies the Fresno Division as the “appropriate venue …because it is where
the events giving rise to this claim occurred.” Complaint at 1-2).
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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 plaintiff’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 Fresno; and
3. All future filings shall reference the new Fresno case number assigned and shall be
filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
DATED: July 23, 2014

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