Leonard v. Bu

Filing 5

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE: This action is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of the United States District Court of California. The Clerk of the Court shall transfer the case forthwith. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 8/1/2022. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2022)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JASON THOR LEONARD,

Case No. 22-cv-03804-DMR (PR)

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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REGISTERED NURSE BU,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff, a parolee, has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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This case has been assigned to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 3. Plaintiff has filed an in

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forma pauperis application. Dkt. 2.

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The acts complained of occurred at California State Prisoner in Sacramento, which is

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located in the Eastern District of California, and it appears Defendant resides in that district.

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Venue, therefore, properly lies in that district and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

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

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TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of the United States District Court of California.1

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Therefore, the Clerk of the Court shall transfer the case forthwith.

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All pending motions are TERMINATED on this court’s docket as no longer pending in
this district.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 1, 2022
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DONNA M. RYU
United States Magistrate Judge

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Venue transfer is a non-dispositive matter and, thus, it falls within the scope of the
jurisdiction of the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A).