Opinion
No. 2:12-cv-2170 DAD P
08-24-2012
JOHN S. GARIBAY, Petitioner, v. AUDREY KING, Executive Director, Respondent.
ORDER
Petitioner, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. In his application, petitioner challenges his ongoing commitment proceedings taking place in Merced County. Petitioner is currently confined at Coalinga State Hospital in Fresno County. Both Merced County and Fresno County are part of the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 120(d).
Pursuant to Local Rule 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:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
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DALE A. DROZD
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE