Paton v. Brockenborough, et al.

Filing 3

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the SACRAMENTO Division. New Case Number 2:18-cv-00628 DB (PC). Old Case Number 1:18-cv-00370 EPG (PC), signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 3/21/2018.(Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 1:18-cv-00370-EPG (PC)

EARLIE PATON,
Plaintiff,
v.
R. BROCKENBOROUGH, et al.,

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

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, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by Defendants. The alleged
violations took place in Amador County, which is part of the Sacramento Division of the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the complaint should have
been filed in the Sacramento Division.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), when a civil action has not been commenced in the proper
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court, the Court may, on its own motion, transfer the action to the proper court. Therefore, this
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action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. This Court will not rule on Plaintiff's
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application to proceed in forma pauperis.
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:

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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:

March 21, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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