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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANDREAU GERALD WILSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNKNOWN, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:19-cv-0213-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges mail interference claims that arise out of events that occurred in 

San Rafael and at San Quentin State Prison, both located in the County of Marin. Plaintiff also 

alleges an attorney-client privilege claim, which arises arose out of events that occurred in San 

Francisco and/or San Quentin State Prison.1

 

The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial 

district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the 

district is located, (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) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in 

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 These more specific allegations undermine plaintiff’s representation that the violations at 

issue in the complaint occurred in “Sacramento City.” See ECF No. 1 at 1. 

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this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal 

jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

 In this case, the claims arose in Marin and/or San Francisco Counties. Because both 

counties lie within the venue of the Northern District of California, venue properly lies in that 

district. For the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, this case 

will be transferred to the Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b); 28 U.S.C. 

§ 84(a). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is transferred to the Northern 

District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). 

Dated: February 13, 2019. 

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