Bowell v. California Department of Corrections et al
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ORDER Transferring Case to the Sacramento Division, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 5/8/17. The Old Case Number is: 1:17-cv-0604-EPG. (Gonzalez, R)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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Plaintiff,
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1:17-cv-00604-EPG (PC)
JAMES BOWELL,
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
v.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Defendant.
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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 pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
' 1915.
In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The alleged
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violations took place in Sacramento County, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the complaint should
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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 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. This court will not rule on plaintiff's request to
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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 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:
May 8, 2017
/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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