Burton v. McDonald

Filing 3

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 5/24/2010. New Case Number 2:10-cv-01281-GGH (PC). Old Case Number 1:10-cv-00904-SMS (PC). (Bradley, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 vs. MCDONALD, WARDEN, Defendants. / Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The alleged violations took place in Lassen 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. Pursuant to Local Rule 120(b), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper court may, on the court's own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. This court will not rule on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 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 refer to the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall be -1ERIC WILTON BURTON, Plaintiff, 1:10-cv-00904-SMS (PC) ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 filed at: United States District Court Eastern District of California 501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200 Sacramento, CA 95814 3. This court has not ruled on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis. IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2Dated: b742a4 May 24, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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