Ford v. King

Filing 9

ORDER OF TRANSFER TO the Eastern District of California. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 7/17/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARREN VINCENT FORD
United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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AUDREY KING,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a California state inmate at California State Prison located in Represa,

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

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Audrey King, the director of Coalinga State Hospital located in Fresno, California.1 Both

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Fresno and Represa are located in the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. §

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84(b). Venue therefore is proper in the Eastern District of California, and not in this one.

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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 case
is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

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Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 4.

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California. The Clerk of the Court is directed to transfer the case forthwith.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED:

July 17, 2017

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge