Krohe v. Steinhardt

Filing 12

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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