Washington v. Harrington

Full title: TRACYE BENARD WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. K. HARRINGTON, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: May 25, 2011

No. CIV S-11-1372 EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 25, 2011)

Opinion

No. CIV S-11-1372 EFB P.

May 25, 2011

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 Kern Valley State Prison in Kern County, California. Kern County is in the Fresno Division of this court and the action should have been commenced there. See Local Rule 120(d). The court has not yet ruled on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis.

Accordingly, it is hereby orderd 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