Fowler v. Smith et al

Filing 8

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:16-cv-2131 CKD PC) to Fresno (1:16-cv-1401 MJS PC) signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 9/21/2016. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GARY FOWLER,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-2131 CKD P

v.

ORDER

STEVEN SMITH, 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 which took place in Tuolumne County. Tuolumne County is

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

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California. 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.

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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 Fresno; and

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2. 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

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Dated: September 21, 2016

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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