Ransom v. Duncan

Filing 17

ORDER signed by District Judge Edward F. Shea on 1/13/09 ORDERING that Plaintiff's 10 Motion for Changeof Venue is GRANTED. This lawsuit shall be transferred to the Fresno Division of the Eastern District of California. Clerk is directed to enter this Order and provide a copy to Plaintiff. (Duong, D)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Before the Court, without oral argument, is pro se Plaintiff Bryan G. Ransom's Motion for Change of Venue. Plaintiff asks that venue be v. DUNCAN, Deputy Director of CDCR, JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants. BRYAN G. RANSOM, Plaintiff, NO. CV-08-2458-EFS (PC) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION

changed from the Sacramento Division to the Fresno Division in the Eastern District of California. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), venue is

appropriate in a federal question lawsuit in "a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred." Here, Plaintiff alleges that he received deliberately

indifferent medical care while housed at the Corcoran State Prison, which is located in the Eastern District of California. Both Sacramento and

Fresno are located in the Eastern District of California as well; accordingly, venue lies in both locations. Nevertheless, because

Corcoran State Prison - where Plaintiff is currently incarcerated - is ORDER * 1

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located two hours closer to Fresno than Sacramento, the Court transfers this case to the Eastern District of California Fresno Division. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: of Venue (Ct. Rec. 10) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's Motion for Change

This lawsuit shall be transferred to

the Fresno Division of the Eastern District of California. IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is directed to enter this Order and provide a copy to Plaintiff. DATED this 13th day of January 2009.

S/ Edward F. Shea EDWARD F. SHEA United States District Judge
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