Krohe v. Steinhardt
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ORDER OF TRANSFER. All pending motions will be decided in the Eastern District of California. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 6/29/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(afmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2017)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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San Francisco Division
United States District Court
Northern District of California
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CHRISTOPHER DAVID KROHE,
Case No. 17-cv-03151-LB
Plaintiff,
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ORDER OF TRANSFER
v.
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ZANDRA STEINHARDT,
Defendant.
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Christopher David Krohe, an inmate at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County, filed this
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civil action against Zandra Steinhardt, who resides in Fresno, California. Mr. Krohe consented to
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proceed before a magistrate judge. (ECF No. 8.) 1
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In his complaint, Mr. Krohe alleges that Ms. Steinhardt has failed to retain counsel for him.
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(ECF No. 1 at 5; see ECF No. 10 at 1.) His complaint contains allegations that appear to be efforts
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to explain why his federal habeas petition was not filed before the expiration of the habeas statute
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of limitations period. (A slightly more detailed description of his dispute with Ms. Steinhardt and
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his federal habeas action may be found in the order of transfer in Krohe v. Steinhardt, N. D. Cal.
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Record citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (“ECF”); pinpoint cites are to the ECFgenerated page numbers at the top of the documents.
ORDER – No. 17-cv-03151-LB
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Case No. 17-3296 LB.)
The events and omissions giving rise to the complaint occurred in Fresno County or Amador
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County, both of which are located within the venue of the Eastern District of California. The
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defendant resides in Fresno County, which is located within the venue of the Eastern District of
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California. No defendant is alleged to reside in, and none of the events or omissions giving rise to
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the complaint are alleged to have occurred in, the Northern District of California. Venue is proper
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in the Eastern District, and not in the Northern District. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Accordingly, in
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the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is TRANSFERRED to the
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The clerk shall transfer this
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matter. All pending motions will be decided in the Eastern District of California.
United States District Court
Northern District of California
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: June 29, 2017
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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge
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ORDER – No. 17-cv-03151-LB
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