Cooks v. United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit et al

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 1/12/2016 TRANSFERRING this matter to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHARLES REGINALD COOKS,

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Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 2:16-cv-0038 AC P

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 has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1915.

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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 claim arose in San Francisco County, which is in the Northern District of

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California. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have been filed in the United States District Court
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for the Northern District of California. In the interest 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 Northern District of California.

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DATED: January 12, 2016

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