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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

J. CLARK KELSO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:21-cv-1710 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed December 21, 2022, plaintiff was ordered to show cause why this 

case should not be transferred to the Fresno Division of this court. ECF No. 13. Plaintiff has 

now responded and advised that he consents to this case being transferred to the Fresno Division 

and requests appointment of counsel. ECF No. 14. 

 Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper 

division of a court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper division of the 

court. Upon plaintiff’s consent and for the reasons set forth in the December 21, 2022 order (ECF 

No. 13), which is incorporated here by reference, this action will be transferred to the Fresno 

Division of the court. In light of the transfer, this court will not rule on plaintiff’s request for 

appointment of counsel. 

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 Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 

14); 

2. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California sitting in Fresno; and 

 3. All future filings shall reference the new Fresno case number assigned and shall be 

filed at: 

 United States District Court 

 Eastern District of California 

 2500 Tulare Street 

 Fresno, CA 93721 

DATED: January 12, 2023 

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