Simonson v. Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department et al

Filing 8

ORDER OF TRANSFER. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on March 1, 2016. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/1/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CRAIG ERICK SIMONSON,

Case No. 16-cv-00745-JST (PR)

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT, et al.,
Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff, an inmate at the Public Safety Center in Modesto, California, has filed a pro se

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civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department

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and two of its officers. Stanislaus County is within the venue of the Eastern District of California,

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and the witnesses apparently would be found in the Eastern District of California as that is the

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location of the acts or omissions complained of by plaintiff. No defendant is alleged to reside in,

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and none of the events or omissions giving rise to the complaint occurred in, the Northern District.

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Venue therefore would be proper in the Eastern District of California, and not in this one. See 28

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U.S.C. § 1391(b).

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Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is

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TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. In view

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of the transfer, the Court will not rule upon plaintiff’s pending motion to proceed in forma

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pauperis (Docket No. 2).

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The Clerk shall transfer this matter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 1, 2016
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge