(PC)Godoy v. Stanislaus County Detention Center et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTEBAN GODOY,
Plaintiff,
v.
STANISLAUS COUNTY DETENTION
CENTER, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:23-cv-01148-SKO (PC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Plaintiff Esteban Godoy (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma
pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s first amended
complaint, filed January 23, 2025, has not been screened. (ECF No. 8.)
In preparing to screen the first amended complaint, the Court notes that Plaintiff alleges
violations of his civil rights that took place in Stanislaus County, which is part of the Sacramento
Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Therefore, the
complaint should have been filed in the Sacramento Division.
Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the 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.
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Case 1:23-cv-01148-FRS Document 12 Filed 01/06/26 Page 1 of 2

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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 Sacramento; and
2. All future filings shall refer to 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: January 6, 2026 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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