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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AARON THORNTON,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-2044 FCD EFB P

vs.

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S

DEPARTMENT,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254. He has neither paid the filing fee nor sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28

U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915.

Petitioner challenges a conviction in the Fresno County Superior Court and so this action

should have been commenced in the district court in Fresno. See Local Rule 3-120(d).

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that:

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

California sitting in Fresno. See Local Rule 3-120(f).

2. The Clerk of Court shall assign a new case number; 

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3. The new case number is . All future filings shall bear the new case

number and shall be filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

1130 “O” Street

Fresno, CA 93721

Dated: September 19, 2006.

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