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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 has not paid the required filing fee or submitted an application to proceed in 1

forma pauperis.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAGI MUKATIN,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-0292 GEB DAD P

vs.

THE DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTION OF

CALIFORNIA, 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. In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by numerous 1

defendants at two institutions. The alleged violations arose at Pleasant Valley State Prison,

which is located in Fresno County, and California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State

Prison, which is located in Kings County.

Pursuant to Local Rule 3-120(d), all civil actions in which the claims arose in

Fresno County or Kings County shall be commenced in the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of California sitting in Fresno. When a civil action has not been commenced in

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 Plaintiff previously filed an action against the same defendants in the Fresno Division 2

of this court. See Mukatin v. Hesseltine, et al., case No. CIV F-05-00324 AWI SMS P. The

docket for the Fresno case reflects that the court recently directed the United States Marshal to

serve the complaint on nine defendants. On February 15, 2006, plaintiff’s claims against all

other defendants were dismissed without prejudice.

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the proper court within this district, the court may, on the court’s own motion, transfer the action

to the proper court. See Local Rule 3-120(f). This action will therefore be transferred to the

Fresno Division of the court.

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Good cause appearing, 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; and

2. 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: February 17, 2006.

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