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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HABEEBULLAH RASHEED,

Plaintiff,

v.

ASHFORD UNIVERSITY, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-2330 MCE CKD PS

ORDER

The federal venue statute provides that a civil action may be brought only in “(1) a 

judicial district where 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 section, 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 action, plaintiff alleges that the defendant University is located in San Diego and 

that the individually named defendants are also located there. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should 

have been filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of California. In the interest 

of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in 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).

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

States District Court, Southern District of California. 

Dated: November 16, 2015

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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