Canada v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

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ORDER OF TRANSFER. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on June 27, 2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/27/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RONALD LEE CANADA,

Case No. 17-cv-03537-JST (PR)

Plaintiff,

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ORDER OF TRANSFER

v.

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION,

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Defendant.

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Ronald Lee Canada, an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison, filed this pro se civil rights

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, complaining about events and omissions that took place at the

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California Medical Facility in Vacaville, where he was previously housed. Vacaville is in Solano

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County, which is within the venue of the Eastern District of California. Plaintiff also requests

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mental health treatment from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the

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California Department of State Hospitals, both of which are headquartered in Sacramento,

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California, which is also in the Eastern District.
No defendant is alleged to reside in, and none of the events or omissions giving rise to the

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complaint occurred in, the Northern District of California. Venue therefore would be proper in the

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Eastern District of California and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Accordingly, in the

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

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The Clerk shall transfer this

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matter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 27, 2017

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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge