Garrett v. Grounds
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ORDER transferring case to the Sacramento Division signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 8/25/2014. (Lundstrom, T)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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Petitioner,
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1:14-cv-01282 SMS (HC)
HOLLIE GARRETT,
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
v.
R. GROUNDS, Warden,
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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.
' 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 3-120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the
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proper court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore, this
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action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY
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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 reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall
be filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814
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3. This court has not ruled on petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
August 25, 2014
/s/ Sandra M. Snyder
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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