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