Isgrigg v. CDC

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ORDER signed by Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 12/7/06 ORDERING CASE TRANSFERRED to USDC Northern District of California. Certified copy of Order sent to Northern District. CASE CLOSED (Krueger, M)

(PC) Isgrigg v. CDC

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Case 2:06-cv-02720-GEB-EFB

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Filed 12/08/2006

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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 CDC, Defendant. / Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel seeking relief for alleged civil rights violations. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court has reviewed the papers plaintiff filed and, for the reasons stated, finds that this action should have been filed in a different district. A civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, must be brought 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 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). //// ORDER vs. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RICHARD LAWRENCE ISGRIGG, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2720 GEB EFB P

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Case 2:06-cv-02720-GEB-EFB

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Filed 12/08/2006

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Here, most defendants are located in Monterey County and the claim arose in Monterey 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 County, California which is in the Northern District of California. 28 U.S.C. § 84(a). Therefore, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), this action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974). So ordered. Dated: December 7, 2006.