Rodriguez v. Department of Child and Family Services et al

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 6/8/2012 ORDERING that this matter is TRANSFERRED to the USDC for the Central 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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JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ,

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No. 2:12-CV-1335-CMK-P

Plaintiff,
vs.

ORDER

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES, et al.,

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. For cases such as this, which are based on federal question jurisdiction, the

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federal venue statute requires that the action be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any

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

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substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part

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of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a judicial district in which any

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defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action may otherwise be brought.” 28

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U.S.C. § 1391(b). Here, the claim(s) arose in Los Angeles County, which is within the

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boundaries of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Therefore,
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the court finds that this action most appropriately proceeds in that district. In the interest of

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justice, the court will transfer this case. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

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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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DATED: June 8, 2012
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CRAIG M. KELLISON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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