Cortez v. Gonzalez et al

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 3/6/09 ORDERING that this action is TRANSFERRED to the Northern District of California. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. CASE CLOSED. (Yin, K)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. MILTON GONZALEZ, et al., Defendants. / Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, must be brought in "(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action may otherwise be brought." 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Here, defendants are located in Santa Clara County, California, where the claim arose. Santa Clara County is in the Northern District of California. 28 U.S.C. § 84(a). Therefore, in the interest of justice, this action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JUAN J. CORTEZ, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-2658 JAM EFB P

ORDER

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District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974). So ordered. Dated: March 6, 2009.

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