Brandon Favor v. Paul Tanaka, et al.

Filing 8

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Central District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 6/7/2017. CASE CLOSED. (Lundstrom, T) [Transferred from California Eastern on 6/8/2017.]

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRANDON FAVOR, 12 Plaintiff, 13 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA v. 14 Case No. 1:17-cv-00772-BAM (PC) TANAKA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Brandon Favor, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action 17 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has also filed a motion to proceed in forma 19 pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and a “motion to dismiss with relief obtaining counsel.”1 20 (ECF Nos. 2, 3.) The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity 21 22 jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all 23 defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which 24 a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part 25 of the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an 26 1 27 28 The Court notes, without deciding, that Plaintiff may be subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See, e.g., Favor-El v. Rome, Case No. 1:15-cv-01865-LJO-EPG (E.D. Cal.); Carter v. Gray, Case No. 2:17-cv-00595-JGB-JEM (C.D. Cal.); Favor-El v. Slave Owners, Case No. 2:16-cv-08038-JGB-JEM (C.D. Cal.); Favor v. Harper, Case No. 2:16-cv08713-JGB-JEM (C.D. Cal.); Favor v. California, Case No. 16-cv-02870-JGB-JEM (C.D. Cal.); Favor v. Slavemasters, Case No. 2:15-cv-05840-JGB-JEM. 1 1 action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any 2 defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. 3 § 1391(b). 4 In this case, the claims arise out of events the Men’s Central Jail and against defendants 5 working at that jail, in Los Angeles County, which is in the Central District of California. 6 Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have been filed in the United States District Court for the 7 Central District of California. In the interest of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint 8 filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Ravelo Monegro v. 9 Rosa, 211 F.3d 509, 512 (9th Cir. 2000). 10 Accordingly IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 11 1. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of 12 California; 13 2. This Court has not ruled on plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis; and 14 3. This Court has not ruled on plaintiff’s “motion to dismiss with relief obtaining counsel.” 15 16 17 18 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: /s/ Barbara June 7, 2017 A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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