Etuate Sekona v. Lizarraga et al

Filing 7

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 2/16/17. CASE TRANSFERRED to Sacramento Division. New Case Number 2:17-cv-0346 EFB (PC). Old Case Number 1:17-cv-210 MJS (PC).(Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ETUATE SEKONA,

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1:17-cv-00210-MJS (PC)

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

v.

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JOE A. LIZARRAGA, et al.,

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Defendant.

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

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to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. ' 1915.

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In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The
alleged violations took place in Amador County, which is part of the Sacramento Division
of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the

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complaint should have 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
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the proper court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court.
Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. This court will not
rule on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis.
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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

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District of California sitting in Sacramento; and
2. All future filings shall refer to 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 plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

February 16, 2017

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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