Johnson v. Arnolds

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ORDER OF TRANSFER. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on November 4, 2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2014) [Transferred from cand on 11/5/2014.]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAM'BRI SEAN JOHNSON,

Case No. 14-cv-03731-JST (PR)

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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ERIC ARNOLDS,
Defendant.

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This case was opened when plaintiff, who is incarcerated at California State Prison –

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Solano ("CSP-Solano") in Vacaville, California, filed a document entitled, "Petition for Writ of

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Habeas Corpus." Plaintiff has also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP").

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Plaintiff's various complaints, however, allege civil rights claims in that he complains

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about the conditions of his confinement rather than the fact of his confinement or the length of it.

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Specifically, he complains that CSP-Solano officials have imposed restrictions on his non-contact

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visits with minors, thereby denying him visitation with his five sons.

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CSP-Solano is located within the venue of the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of California. Venue for civil rights claims concerning the conditions of confinement at

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CSP-Solano therefore lies in that district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391. Accordingly, and in the interests

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of justice, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District

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of California. See §§ 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), 1406(a). The Clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

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In view of the transfer, the Court will not rule upon plaintiff's request for leave to proceed

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IFP. Because it has construed this case as a civil rights action, the Court directs the Clerk to re-

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code this case under the following nature of suit: "555 Prisoner: Prison Condition."

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 4, 2014
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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