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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOYCE ANN MURRELL, No. CIV S-10-1554-FCD-CMK

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

DENISE R. D’SANT ANGELO,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. For cases such as this,

which are based on federal question jurisdiction, the federal venue statute requires that the action

be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in

the same State, (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) 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). Here, it appears that a

substantial part of the events giving rise to the instant action occurred in Santa Barbara,

California, which is within the boundaries of the United States District Court for the Central

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This court may take judicial notice of state court records, see Kasey v. 1

Molybdenum Corp. of America, 336 F.2d 560, 563 (9th Cir. 1964), as well as its own records,

see Chandler v. U.S., 378 F.2d 906, 909 (9th Cir. 1967). Plaintiff filed three prior actions in this

court on nearly identical complaints. See case nos. CIV-S-09-0234-MCE-KJM, CIV-S-10-0367-

JAM-CMK, and CIV-S-10-1515-LKK-CMK. Those actions were transferred to the Central

District. Plaintiff states that the instant action is related to these prior actions. 

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District of California. Therefore, the court finds that this action most appropriately proceeds in 1

that district. In the interest of justice, the court will transfer this case. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter, along with all pending

motions and/or requests, is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District

of California.

DATED: July 1, 2010

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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