Townley v. Unknown

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 4/18/2011 ORDERING that this action is TRANSFERRED to the USDC for the Northern District of California. CASE CLOSED. (Yin, K)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TERRY W. TOWNLEY,
Plaintiff,

UNKNOWN,

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

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ORDER

vs.

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No. CIV S-11-0978 EFB P

Defendant.

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U.S.C. § 1983.

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A civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, must be brought in “(1) a

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judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State, (2) a

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judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim

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occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a

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judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action

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may otherwise be brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
Here, the claim arose in Monterey, California which is in the Northern District of

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California. 28 U.S.C. § 84. Therefore, in the interest of justice, this action is transferred to

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the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a);

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Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

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So ordered.

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DATED: April 18, 2011.

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