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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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 Petitioner’s pleading is captioned for filing in “No: C.IV. S-03-1778 FCD PAN-P.” 

The docket for case number CIV S-03-1778 reveals that petitioner is not a party to that action,

and the initials FCD and PAN do not match those of the judges assigned to case No. CIV S-03-

1778. The court finds no record of any previous action filed by Joe Howard Keel II in the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOE HOWARD KEEL II,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-1741 DFL DAD P

vs.

JAMES TILTON, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 Petitioner has not paid the required filing fee or submitted

an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

Petitioner is challenging a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court of

Tulare County. Tulare County is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 3-120(d). A civil action which has not

been commenced in the proper division of this district may, on the court’s own motion, be

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

therefore be transferred to the Fresno Division of the court.

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 to be assigned by

the Clerk of the Court and shall be filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

2500 Tulare Street

Fresno, CA 93721

DATED: August 14, 2006.

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