Gill v. Palo Alto Police Department

Filing 9

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO SAN JOSE DIVISION. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 10/21/2011. (lblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2011)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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Oakland Division
RONALD GILL,

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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No. C 11-04667 LB
Plaintiff,

v.

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PALO ALTO POLICE DEPARTMENT,
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Defendant.
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Plaintiff Ronald Gill filed this complaint against the Palo Alto, California police department for

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false arrest in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Complaint, ECF No. 1. The city of Palo Alto is in

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Santa Clara County, California.

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Under Civil Local Rule 3-2(c), civil actions for which this district is the proper venue shall be

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assigned to a courthouse serving the county in which the action arises. “A civil action arises in the

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county in which a substantial part of the events or omissions which give rise to the claim occurred or

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in which a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is situated.” Civ. L.R. 3-

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2(c). A civil action may be reassigned by the court if the action was not assigned to the proper

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division. Civ. L.R. 3-2(h).

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As noted above, Mr. Gill’s claim arises from an incident in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County,

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California. See Complaint, ECF No. 1. Under Civil Local Rule 3-2(e), all civil actions which arise

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in Santa Clara County shall be assigned to the San Jose division, and this action does not fall within

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the categories of cases subject to district-wide assignment. Civ. L.R. 3-2(c). As a result, this case

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shall be reassigned to the San Jose Division.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 21, 2011
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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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