Gilley v. Madden

Filing 3

Transferring Case to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 5/9/18. New Case Number 2:18-cv-01162-KJN. Old Case Number 1:18-cv-0618-JLT. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JASON ROSS GILLEY,

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Petitioner,

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v.

1:18-cv-00618-JLT (HC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYMOND MADDEN,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. ' 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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' 1915.

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The petitioner is challenging a conviction from San Joaquin County, which is part of the

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Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the Sacramento Division.

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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:

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1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
California sitting in Sacramento; and
2. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall
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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:

May 9, 2018

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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