TAEBEL v. BROWN et al

Filing 4

Entry Transferring Action To the Western Division of the Central District of California - This action is now TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division. The clerk is directed to t ransmit plaintiff's complaint to the Central District of California and to mail the DVDs filed with the complaint to the Central District of California's clerk. Finally, the clerk is directed to close this action on the docket. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 1/30/2018. (Copy mailed to Plaintiff and the Central District of California) (MEJ) Modified on 1/31/2018 to update distribution (MEJ).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
MITCH TAEBEL,
Plaintiff,
v.
JERRY BROWN,
KAMALA D. HARRIS,
Defendants.

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No. 1:18-cv-00192-TWP-MJD

Entry Transferring Action
To the Western Division of the Central District of California
Plaintiff Mitch Taebel commenced this action on January 24, 2018, asserting constitutional
claims related his 2013 arrests in Los Angeles, California. No filing fee was paid nor did
Mr. Taebel seek in forma pauperis status. Construing his pro se complaint liberally, he is suing
California Governor Jerry Brown and former California Attorney General and current United
States Senator Kamala D. Harris for one billion dollars and an injunction to delete “the records
viewable by [the] public and law enforcement agencies in the state.”
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) this action is transferred to the United States District Court
for the Central District of California, Western Division. When jurisdiction is not founded solely
on diversity, venue is proper only in the district in which (1) any defendant resides, if all of the
defendants reside in the same state, (2) 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) 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, the two defendants, the actions forming the basis of the lawsuit, and the evidence is
located or took place in Los Angeles, California, which is in the Central District of California.
28 U.S.C. § 1404, provides: “For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest
of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it
might have been brought.” Under these circumstances, the venue for the action is the Central
District of California, Western Division.
Therefore, this action is now TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the
Central District of California, Western Division. The clerk is directed to transmit plaintiff’s
complaint to the Central District of California and to mail the DVDs filed with the complaint to
the Central District of California’s clerk.
Finally, the clerk is directed to close this action on the docket.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 1/30/2018

Distribution:
Mitch Taebel
2020 Golden Gate Dr.
Long Beach, IN 46360
Court Clerk
United States District Court
Central District of California
Western Division
350 West First Street, Suite 4311
Los Angeles, CA 90012-4565