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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

ANTHONY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. LUJAN,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-1642 CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. 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 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, none of the defendants reside in this district. The claim arose in Marin 

County, which lies within the jurisdiction of the United State District Court for the Northern 

District of California. In the interest of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in 

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the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 

918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United 

States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Dated: July 25, 2016

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will1642.21

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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