Jerome Anderson v. Sheriff

Filing 3

ORDER Transferring Case to the Central District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A Boone on 5/15/13. (Gonzalez, R) [Transferred from California Eastern on 5/16/2013.]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JEROME ANDERSON,

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Plaintiff,
v.

1:13-cv-00680-SAB (PC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHERIFF OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
Defendant.
Jerome Anderson (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights
action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The federal venue statute requires that a civil action be
brought only in (1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the
same state; (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise
to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is
situated; or (3) a judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in
which the action may otherwise be brought. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
In this case, none of the defendants reside in this district. The claim arose in Los Angeles
County, which is located in the Central District of California. Therefore, Plaintiff’s claim should
properly have been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
In the interest of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the
correct district. 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). Accordingly,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District
Court for the Central District of California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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May 15, 2013

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DEAC_Signature-END:

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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