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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
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

ERNEST LEE VADEN, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT L. MAYES, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-06449-JSC 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983.1 Plaintiff is located at the California Healthcare Facility in Stockton, California. 

He complains about the conditions of his confinement at his former prison, California State 

Prison-Solano, where Defendants are also located. 

When, as here, jurisdiction is not founded on diversity, venue is proper in the district in 

which (1) any defendant resides, if all of the defendants reside in the same state, (2) the 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) a judicial district in 

which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action may otherwise be 

brought. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Where a case is filed in the wrong venue, the district court has the 

discretion either to dismiss the case or transfer it to the proper federal court “in the interest of 

justice.” 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 

Plaintiff’s allegations arise out of events occurring at California State Prison, Solano, 

where the allegedly responsible officials are located. Solano County lies within the venue of the 

 

1 Plaintiff has consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 636(c). (Dkt. No. 6.) 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84. 

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 California. 

The Clerk of the Court shall transfer this matter forthwith. In light of this transfer, the 

Court defers to the Eastern District for ruling on the motions for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis and for appointment of counsel. 

The Clerk shall terminate docket numbers 2, 3, and 7 from this Court's docket.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 25, 2019

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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