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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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 Plaintiff, who is housed at California State Prison-Corcoran, generally complains 1

regarding conditions at Corcoran. Nine of the fifteen defendants are located at California State

Prison-Corcoran. The other six defendants are located in Sacramento and are employed by the

California Department of Corrections. Plaintiff generally complains that the Sacramento

defendants improperly denied his administrative appeals and engaged in a conspiracy with the

other defendants. Because the gravamen of plaintiff’s claims occurred in Kings County and

because it appears that the claims against the Sacramento defendants are most likely legally

frivolous, the court finds that transfer of this action to the Fresno Division is appropriate.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT JOSEPH GARCIA,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-2615 DFL GGH P

vs.

C.O. LUNES, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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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. In his complaint,

plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The gravamen of the alleged

violations took place in Kings 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). 

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Pursuant to Local Rule 3-120(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. 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

1130 “O” Street

Fresno, CA 93721

DATED: 2/14/06

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

_______________________

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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