Hardin v. Baughman et al

Filing 3

ORDER TRANSFERRING Case to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 6/28/17. New Case Number 2:17-cv-1340-AC. Old Case Number 1:17-cv-00851-SAB. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LEON HARDIN,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
D. BAUGHMAN, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:17-cv-00851-SAB (PC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

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' 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 United

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States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the complaint should have been

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filed in the Sacramento Division.
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 will be

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transferred to the Sacramento Division. This Court will not rule on Plaintiff's request to proceed in

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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

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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:

June 28, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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