Michael Louis Overton v. CMC Classification Committee

Filing 4

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 5/2/16. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(dl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2016) [Transferred from California Northern on 5/5/2016.]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MICHAEL LOUIS OVERTON,

No. C 16-1318 WHA (PR)

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Plaintiff,

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

vs.
(Dkt. No. 2)

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CALIFORNIA MEN’S COLONY
CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a California prisoner incarcerated at the California Men’s Colony (“CMC”)

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filed this pro se civil action against CMC officials for violating his rights at CMC. CMC is

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located in San Luis Obispo County, which is in the venue of the United States District Court for

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the Central District of California. Venue for civil rights claims concerning the conditions of his

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confinement at Atascadero is therefore proper in the Central District. See 28 U.S.C. 1391.

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Accordingly, and in the interests of justice, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States

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District Court for the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), 1406(a). The clerk

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shall transfer this matter forthwith.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May
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, 2016.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE