Pittman v. Martel et al

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 1/5/09 ORDERING that this CASE is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. CASE CLOSED. (Yin, K)

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 vs. M. MARTEL, et al., Defendants. / Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel suing for alleged civil rights violations. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 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). Here, most defendants are located in Riverside County, California, where the events giving rise to plaintiff's claim arose. Riverside County is in the Eastern Division of the Central District of California. 28 U.S.C. § 84(c)(1). Therefore, in the interest of justice, this action is
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WILBUR PITTMAN, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-08-2926 EFB P

ORDER

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transferred to the United States District Court for the Central 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: January 5, 2009.

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