Johnson v. Fox

Filing 3

ORDER Transferring Case to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/18/2016. C (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:16-cv-01515 SAB (PC)

JOHNSON HERBERT,
Plaintiff,

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

v.
ROBERT W. FOX,

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Defendant.

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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 Solano 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
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2. All future filings shall refer to the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall be
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 18, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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