Ray v. Deffenbaugh et al

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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO US DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 12/5/12. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff,

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No. C 12-5001 YGR (PR)

EDWARD RAY,

v.
JOHN DEFFENBAUGH, et al.,
Defendants.
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Plaintiff has filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging

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violations of his constitutional rights while held at Solano State Prison in Vacaville,

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California, which lies in Solano County. A substantial part of the events or omissions giving

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rise to the claims occurred, and the defendants named reside, in Solano County, which lies

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within the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C . § 84(b). Venue

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therefore properly lies in the Eastern District. See id. § 1391(b). Accordingly, in the interest

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

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

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this action forthwith.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: December 5, 2012
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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