(PC) Stalling v. Castellano et al
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ORDER TRANSFERRING Case to the Central District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 02/06/2024. CASE TRANSFERRED to Central District of California. (Maldonado, C)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MARLOW STALLING,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
1:24-cv-00170-GSA (PC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
P. CASTELLANO, et al.
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Defendant.
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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
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jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all
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defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which
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a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part
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of the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an
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action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any
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defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. §
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1391(b).
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In this case, none of the defendants reside in this district. The claim arose in Los Angeles
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County, which is in the Central District of California. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have
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been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest
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of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct
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district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).
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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.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
February 6, 2024
/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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