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Parties Involved:
Raul Castellanos
Petitioner
John Marshall
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAUL CASTELLANOS, 1:06-CV-01253-AWI-SMS-HC

Petitioner, 

vs.

JOHN MARSHALL, Warden,

Respondent. ORDER OF TRANSFER

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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 San Joaquin 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. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 3-120(b), a civil action which has not been commenced in the

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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 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: October 12, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

ah0l4d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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