Cato v. Darst et al

Filing 3

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the SACRAMENTO Division of the Eastern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 9/10/2017. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES CATO, JR.,

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CASE No. 1:17-cv-01153-MJS (PC)

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

v.
M. DARST, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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In his complaint, filed August 25, 2017, Plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights

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by multiple defendants. (ECF No. 1.) The alleged violations took place in Lassen County,

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which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the

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Eastern District of California. Therefore, the complaint should have been filed in the

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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 venue.

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Accordingly, this action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division.

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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:

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United States District Court
Eastern District of California
501 “I” Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

September 10, 2017

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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