Williams v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 10/24/2013 ORDERING that this matter is TRANSFERRED to the USDC for the Central District of California. CASE CLOSED. (Yin, K)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS,
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Plaintiff,
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No. 2:13-cv-01094-KJN P
v.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION,
et al.,
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ORDER
Defendants.
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42
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U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28
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U.S.C. § 1915.
The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial
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district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the
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district is located, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions
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giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action
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is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in
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this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal
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jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
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In this case, the alleged claims arose, and apparently all of the defendants work, at
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California State Prison-Lancaster, in Los Angeles County, which is in the Central District of
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California. Therefore, plaintiff’s action should have been filed in the United States District Court
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for the Central District of California. In the interests of justice, a federal court may transfer a
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complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v.
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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
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States District Court for the Central District of California.
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Dated: October 24, 2013
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