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Parties Involved:
Harold Lee Samuelson
Petitioner
David Tristan
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAROLD LEE SAMUELSON,

Petitioner,

vs.

DAVID TRISTAN

Respondent.

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1:10-cv-00114-SMS (HC)

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE

SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,

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 parole decision that took place at High Desert State Prison,

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(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. This court will not rule on petitioner's request to

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proceed in forma pauperis.

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

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

California sitting in Sacramento; and

3. 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: February 16, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder

ah0l4d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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