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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

JOSHUA-DAVIS BLAND,

Plaintiff,

v.

SCOTT KERNAN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-02348-HSG 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, an inmate at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California, has filed a pro se

civil rights action against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) 

and former CDCR Secretary Scott Kernan, alleging that certain CDCR policies prevent him from 

practicing his religion. Dkt. No. 1. High Desert State Prison is located in Lassen County, within 

the venue of the Eastern District of California, and the CDCR is located in Sacramento County, 

which is also within the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). No 

defendant is alleged to reside in, and none of the events or omissions giving rise to the complaint 

occurred in, the Northern District. Venue therefore is proper in the Eastern District, and not in this 

one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Accordingly, in the interests 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 of the Court is directed to transfer the case forthwith. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

6/6/2019

Case 4:19-cv-02348-HSG Document 9 Filed 06/06/19 Page 1 of 1