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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES ARTHUR HILL,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

CDCR, 

 Defendant.

1:13-cv-01752-GSA-PC

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE

James Arthur Hill ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint 

commencing this action on October 3, 2013, at the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of California. (Doc. 1.) On October 21, 2013, as instructed by the Court, Plaintiff resubmitted the Complaint on the Court’s form. (Doc. 8.) On October 29, 2013, the case was 

transferred to the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California. (Doc. 12.)

On May 8, 2014, the Court issued an order dismissing the Complaint for failure to state 

a claim, with leave to amend. (Doc. 22.) On May 27, 2014, Plaintiff filed the First Amended 

Complaint, which is now before the court for screening. (Doc. 24.)

It is apparent from a reading of Plaintiff’s allegations in the First Amended Complaint 

that the center of gravity of this case is in the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of 

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California, and any relationship with the Fresno Division is minimal. Plaintiff is presently 

incarcerated at Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) in Coalinga, California, which is located in 

the Fresno Division. However, the majority of the events at issue in the First Amended 

Complaint occurred at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) in Ione, California, when Plaintiff was 

incarcerated there. MCSP is located in Sacramento County, which is part of the Sacramento 

Division. All except one of the individual named defendants reside in the Sacramento 

Division.

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 For these reasons, this case should be transferred to the Sacramento Division of the 

Eastern Division of California. Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), 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. 

Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This case is transferred to the Sacramento Division of the United States District 

Court for the Eastern District of California; and

2. All future filings shall refer to the new Sacramento case number assigned and 

shall be filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200

Sacramento, CA 95814

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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Plaintiff names as defendants the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, L. 

Clark-Barlow (Nurse Practitioner, MCSP), Dr. N. Dhaliwal (Medical Doctor, MCSP), W. David Smiley (Health 

Care CEO, MCSP), S. Robert (Registered Nurse, MCSP), Dr. J. Chokatos (Medical Doctor, PVSP), and J. Smith 

(SSM I, Litigation Support Unit, Elk Grove, California).

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