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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY BRIAN PORTEOUS,

Petitioner,

v.

RAY FISHER, JR., Warden,

Respondent.

1:15-cv-00956 SMS (HC)

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915. 

The petitioner is challenging a conviction from San Joaquin County, which is part of the 

Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. 

Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the Sacramento Division. 

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. Therefore, this action 

will be transferred to the Sacramento Division. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

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

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California sitting in Sacramento; and

2. All future filings shall reference 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

3. This court has not ruled on petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 27, 2015 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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