Green v. Hathaway et al

Filing 11

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 7/24/17. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service - DISREGARD)(dl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2017) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/27/2017: # 2 Certificate/Proof of Service) (dl, COURT STAFF). Modified on 7/27/2017 (dl, COURT STAFF).

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1 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 4 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 MICHAEL GREEN, No. C 17-3466 WHA (PR) 7 Plaintiff, ORDER OF TRANSFER 8 vs. 9 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 OFFICER HATHAWAY; OFFICER ATKURS; SERGEANT A. SMITH; SERGEANT V. YATES; WARDEN SPEARMEN, (Dkt. No. 2) Defendants. 12 / 13 14 Plaintiff is an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison. The complaint asserts claims under 15 42 U.S.C 1983 against a employees at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California, 16 alleging that they violated his rights. Susanville, where the two individual defendants are 17 located and the events giving rise to the complaint took place, lies within the venue of the 18 United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. 28 U.S.C. 84(b). As a result, 19 the proper venue for this civil rights action is the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 20 1391. Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the 21 Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), 1406(a). Ruling on plaintiff’s motion for 22 leave to proceed in forma pauperis is deferred to the Eastern District. 23 The clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 Dated: July 26 27 28 24 , 2017. WILLIAM ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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