Alvarez v. Secretary of the DHS

Filing 10

ORDER OF TRANSFER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James on 7/7/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/10/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MANUEL C. ALVAREZ,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 17-cv-02633-MEJ (PR)
ORDER OF TRANSFER

v.
SECRETARY OF THE DHS,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a detainee at the Federal Correctional Institution in Herlong, California, filed a

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pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security

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violated his constitutional rights based on actions they took in Dallas, Texas, which lies within the

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that

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the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Texas Service Center erred in denying his

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alien worker petition. Because the acts complained of occurred in the Northern District of Texas,

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venue properly lies in that district and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Accordingly, this

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case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

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The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and transfer the entire file to the Northern
District of Texas.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 7, 2017

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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge