Newton v. Johnson

Full title: CHESTER NEWTON, Plaintiff, v. B. JOHNSON, et al., Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Jan 5, 2007

CIV S-06-2849 WBS GGH P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 5, 2007)

Opinion

CHESTER NEWTON, Plaintiff, v. B. JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. No. CIV S-06-2849 WBS GGH P United States District Court, E.D. California. January 5, 2007

          ORDER

          GREGORY G. HOLLOWS, Magistrate Judge

         Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.¹ In his complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants. The alleged violations took place in Fresno 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).

1 Plaintiff has not filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis or paid the filing fee.

         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.

         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 assigned and shall be filed at: