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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEAVON PIERCE,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFFERY BEARD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-05375-EMC 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison, filed this pro se civil action, complaining 

that his mail and communications are not being processed by prison officials. The complaint is 

not entirely clear, but the acts and omissions complained of apparently occurred at Kern Valley 

State Prison, which is Kern County, California. Kern County is within the venue of the Eastern 

District of California. The defendants are listed at addresses in Sacramento County, and 

apparently reside in the Eastern District of California. No defendant is alleged to reside in, and 

none of the events or omissions giving rise to the complaint are alleged to have occurred in, the 

Northern District of California. Venue therefore would be proper in the Eastern District of 

California, and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Accordingly, in the interest of justice 

and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District 

Court for the Eastern District of California. The Clerk shall transfer this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 5, 2016

______________________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

Case 3:15-cv-05375-EMC Document 11 Filed 04/05/16 Page 1 of 1