Black v. Delano Regional Medical Center et al

Filing 4

ORDER OF TRANSFER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James on 7/17/2015. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2015)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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LACY CHARLES BLACK,
Plaintiff,

No. C 15-3070 MEJ (PR)
ORDER OF TRANSFER

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v.

DELANO REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER, et al.,
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Defendants.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Plaintiff has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983
complaining of events at Kern Valley State Prison and Delano Regional Medical Center,
both in Delano, California. Plaintiff also complains of events at Mercy Hospital in
Bakersfield, California. Delano and Bakersfield are both in Kern County, which is located
within the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 8). No defendant is
alleged to reside in, and none of the events or omissions giving rise to the complaint occurred
in, the Northern District. Venue therefore is proper in the Eastern District, and not in this
one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
Accordingly, in the interests of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action
is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to transfer the case forthwith. In view of the transfer, the
Court will not rule upon plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

July 17, 2105

Maria-Elena James
United States Magistrate Judge