Vergason v. Lizarraga

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ORDER Transferring Case to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 9/26/17. New Case Number 2:17-cv-01996-EFB. Old Case Number 1:17-cv-01269. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:17-cv-01269 JLT (HC)

TIMOTHY VERGASON,

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

Petitioner,

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v.

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J. LIZARRAGA,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 2254. He is challenging

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a conviction from Trinity County, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United States

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District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the petition should have been filed

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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

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will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. Good cause appearing, the Court ORDERS:
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

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2. All future filings shall reference 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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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 26, 2017

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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