Hoffmann v. Yderraga 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 8/22/2017. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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KASEY F. HOFFMANN,

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Case No. 1:17-cv-01114-DAD-SAB

Plaintiff,

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

v.

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MICHELE YDERRAGA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Kasey F. Hoffmann, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights

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18 action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis
19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by Defendants.1 The

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21 alleged violations took place in Lassen County, California, which is part of the Sacramento
22 Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See Local
23 Rule 120(d). Therefore, this action should have been 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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25 court, may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper venue within the District.
26 Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. The Court will not rule on
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The Court notes that it appears that this action may be related to Hoffmann v. Lassen County, et al., 2:15-cv-

28 01382-GEB-DB (E.D. Cal.).

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1 Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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This action is transferred to the Sacramento Division of the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of California; and

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All future filings shall reference 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, California 95814

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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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August 22, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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