Jenkins v. Yates et al

Filing 7

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 05/16/2011. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(tmi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2011)[Transferred from cand on 5/17/2011.]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C-11-2104 TEH (PR)

JAMAL A. JENKINS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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JAMES A. YATES, et. al.,

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ORDER OF TRANSFER

Defendant(s).

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Plaintiff, a prisoner presently incarcerated at Pleasant

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Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California, and frequent litigant

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in federal court, has filed a pro se civil rights Complaint under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that prison officials at that facility

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violated his constitutional rights.

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Doc. #1.

A substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise

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to the claim(s) occurred in Fresno County, which lies within the

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venue of the Eastern District of California.

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Venue therefore properly lies in the Eastern District.

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1391(b).

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See 28 U.S.C. § 84(b).
See id. §

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Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1406(a) IT IS ORDERED that this action be TRANSFERRED to

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the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

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California.

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The Clerk shall transfer this matter terminate all pending
motions as moot and close the file.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED

05/16/2011
THELTON E. HENDERSON
United States District Judge

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