Taylor v. Morris et al

Filing 3

ORDER OF TRANSFER. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 07/22/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(tmi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JEFFREY LAMONT TAYLOR,

No. C 14-3183 TEH (PR)

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Plaintiff,

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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v.
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R. LANKFORD, et al.,
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Defendants.
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No. C 14-3184 TEH (PR)
United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

10 JEFFREY LAMONT TAYLOR,

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ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff,

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v.

OFFICER MORRIS, et al.,
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Defendants.
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No. C 14-3185 TEH (PR)

15 JEFFREY LAMONT TAYLOR,

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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Plaintiff,
v.

18 OFFICER WALKER, et al.,
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Defendants.

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On July 15, 2014, Plaintiff Jeffrey Lamont Taylor, a

22 California prisoner incarcerated at the California Substance Abuse
23 Treatment Facility, filed three petitions for a writ of habeas
24 corpus designated case numbers C 14-3183 TEH (PR), C 14-3184 TEH
25 (PR), and C 14-3185 TEH (PR).
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Plaintiff's various complaints, however, allege civil

27 rights claims in that he complains about the conditions of his
28 confinement rather than the fact of his confinement or the length of

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Specifically, he complains of deliberate indifference to his

2 serious medical needs and disability discrimination.
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The acts complained of in the three actions occurred at

4 High Desert State Prison, which is located in Lassen County in the
5 Eastern District of California, and at California State Prison,
6 Corcoran, which is located in Kings County, also in the Eastern
7 District of California.

Venue, therefore, properly lies in the

8 Eastern District and not in this one.
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See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

Accordingly, and in the interests of justice, the actions

10 are TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern
11 District of California.

See §§ 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), 1406(a).

The

12 Clerk shall transfer the files forthwith.
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Because it has construed the actions as civil rights

14 actions, the Court further directs the Clerk to re-code the actions
15 under the following nature of suit: "555 Prisoner: Prison
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED

07/22/2014
THELTON E. HENDERSON
United States District Judge

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