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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MORRIS DAY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MAHER ROOHBAKNSH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-05949-JST 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has named as 

defendants Dr. Maher Roohbaknsh; Wesley Health Center Lancaster and their nurses, et al.; and 

Nicole Fowler. ECF No. 1 at 1. Plaintiff alleges that some of these events took place at the

Lancaster Public Library in Lancaster, California. See generally ECF No. 1. A substantial part of 

the events or omissions giving rise to the claim(s) occurred, and the defendants named appear to 

reside, in Los Angeles County, which lies within the venue of the Central District of California. 

See 28 U.S.C. § 84(c)(2). Venue therefore properly lies in the Central District. See id. § 1391(b). 

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), 

this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of 

California. 

The Clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 27, 2019

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JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

Case 4:19-cv-05949-JST Document 4 Filed 09/30/19 Page 1 of 1