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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE LEE BROOKS, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-0684 FCD KJM P

vs.

MULE CREEK STATE PRISON, 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 original

complaint, plaintiff alleged violations of his civil rights by defendants at Mule Creek State

Prison. However, before he filed his completed request to proceed in forma pauperis, plaintiff

was transferred to Avenal State Prison and on July 5, 2007, he filed an amended complaint,

alleging violations of his rights at Avenal State Prison. This amended complaint supersedes the

original complaint. See Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). 

The alleged violations in the amended complaint 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 or his other motions. 

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis or

his other pending motions; 

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

2500 Tulare Street

Fresno, CA 93721

DATED: September 17, 2007. 

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