Bilderback v. California Department of Corrections et al

Filing 2

ORDER transferring case to the Eastern District of CA. Signed by Judge Irma E. Gonzalez on 10/6/06. (transfer package)(mam)

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Bilderback v. California Department of Corrections et al Doc. 2 Case 3:06-cv-02078-IEG-WMC Document 2 Filed 10/06/2006 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner, has filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 19 § 1983. Plaintiff claims that, while he was incarcerated at the Central Valley Modified 20 Community Correctional Facility ("CVMCCF") in McFarland, California, his constitutional 21 rights were violated by CVMCCF prison officials. (Compl. at 1-2.) 22 I. 23 Lack of Proper Venue Upon initial review of the Complaint, the Court finds that Plaintiff's case lacks proper vs. CALIFORNIA DEP'T OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendant. STEVEN MICHAEL BILDERBACK, CDC #T-27032, Plaintiff, Civil No. 06-2078 IEG (WMc) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ORDER TRANSFERRING CIVIL ACTION FOR LACK OF PROPER VENUE TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 84(b), 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) AND 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) 24 venue. Venue may be raised by a court sua sponte where the defendant has not yet filed a 25 responsive pleading and the time for doing so has not run. Costlow v. Weeks, 790 F.2d 1486, 26 1488 (9th Cir. 1986). "A civil action wherein jurisdiction is not founded solely on diversity of 27 citizenship may, except as otherwise provided by law, be brought only in (1) a judicial district 28 where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State, (2) a judicial district in S:\Gonzalez\orders\06-2078 Order Transferring Civil Action.wpd 1 06cv2078 Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:06-cv-02078-IEG-WMC Document 2 Filed 10/06/2006 Page 2 of 2 1 which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a 2 substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a judicial district 3 in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action may otherwise 4 be brought." 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b); Costlow, 790 F.2d at 1488; Decker Coal Co. v. 5 Commonwealth Edison Co., 805 F.2d 834, 842 (9th Cir. 1986). "The district court of a district 6 in which is filed a case laying venue in the wrong division or district shall dismiss, or if it be in 7 the interests of justice, transfer such case to any district in or division in which it could have 8 been brought." 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 9 Here, Plaintiff claims constitutional violations originally arising out of events which 10 occurred in Kern County, California. Moreover, none of the named Defendants are alleged to 11 reside in either San Diego or Imperial County. See Compl. at 2. Therefore, venue more 12 properly lies in the Eastern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 84(b), rather than in 13 the Southern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b); Costlow, 790 F.2d at 1488. 14 II. 15 Conclusion and Order Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall transfer this 16 case for lack of proper venue, in the interests of justice and for the convenience of all parties, 17 to the docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California pursuant 18 to 28 U.S.C. § 84(b), 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 19 DATED: October 6, 2006 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 S:\Gonzalez\orders\06-2078 Order Transferring Civil Action.wpd IRMA E. GONZALEZ, Chief Judge United States District Court 2 06cv2078

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