Bell v. Torres et al

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ORDER, CASE TRANSFERRED to Central District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 10/1/2010. (Sant Agata, S)

(PC) Bell v. Torres et al

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HORACE BELL, 9 Plaintiff, 10 v. 11 MICHAEL TORRES, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 / 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, 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 in the Central District of California. Therefore, Plaintiff's claim should 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. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974). O RDE R TRANSFERRING CASE TO CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CASE NO. 1:10-cv-1685-MJS (PC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: ci4d6 October 1, 2010 /s/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Michael J. Seng

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