Barraza v. Unknown
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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the SACRAMENTO Division of the Eastern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 3/30/2017. (Sant Agata, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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Case No. 1:17-cv-00442-EPG (PC)
BRYANT BARRAZA,
Plaintiff,
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
v.
JOHN DOE,
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Defendant.
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Plaintiff Bryant Barraza, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action
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pursuant 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 defendant. The alleged
violations took place at California State Prison – Sacramento located in Sacramento County,
which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern
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District of California. Therefore, the complaint should have been filed in the Sacramento
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Division.
Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action that has not been commenced in the proper
court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court. This action will be
transferred to the Sacramento Division. This court will not rule on plaintiff's request to proceed in
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forma pauperis, which will be addressed after the case has been transferred.
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Accordingly, 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
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:
March 30, 2017
/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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