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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAMMY L. PAGE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-1310 MCE KJM P

vs.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, an inmate committed under California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act, 

has filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma

pauperis. 

Plaintiff alleges that he is not receiving adequate treatment at Coalinga State

Hospital and names the following as defendants: the Governor; the Director of the Department

of Mental Health; the Director of Coalinga State Hospital, where plaintiff is confined; the

psychologist involved with unit three, where plaintiff is confined; and two outside psychologists

who evaluated plaintiff for recommitment as a sexually violent predator. He also claims that the

two psychologists, Hupka and Coles, along with defendant Mayberg, followed an improper

assessment protocol. Complaint ¶ 18 I. These latter allegations form the basis of the complaint

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in Page v. Mayberg, Civ. No. 06-988 GEB KJM P, also pending before this court. Accordingly,

because these allegations are duplicative, they will be stricken from the instant action.

The remaining allegations of plaintiff’s complaint center on acts or omissions at

Coalinga State Hospital, located in Fresno County, which is part of the Fresno Division of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 3-120(d). 

As provided by Local Rule 3-120(f), a civil action that 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. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Fresno Division of the

court. In light of 1996 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiff’s

request to proceed in forma pauperis.

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis; 

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: October 12, 2006.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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