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Parties Involved:
Vincent Joseph Montero
Petitioner
People of the State of California
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VINCENT JOSEPH MONTERO, 1:08-cv-01237-GSA (HC)

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER OF TRANSFER

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

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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 Sacramento 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. 

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Pursuant to Local Rule 3-120(b), 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

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

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 25, 2008 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

23ehd0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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