Madrigal v. Hartley

Full title: JOSE L. MADRIGAL, Plaintiff, v. J. HARTLEY, Warden, Defendant

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

Date published: Mar 20, 2009

No. CIV S-09-0687 EFB P (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2009)

Opinion

No. CIV S-09-0687 EFB P.

March 20, 2009

ORDER

EDMUND BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

Plaintiff alleges a violation of his civil rights in Kings County, California. Kings County is in the Fresno Division of this court and the action should have been commenced there. See Local Rule 3-120(d). The court has not yet ruled on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis.

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that:

1. This action is transferred to the Fresno Division.

2. The Clerk of Court shall assign a new case number.

3. All future filings shall bear the new case number and shall be filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

2500 Tulare Street

Fresno, CA 93721