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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

ANTHONY R. TURNER,

Plaintiff,

v.

W. WESTON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 23-cv-05083-RFL 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Anthony Turner sues the City of Vallejo Police Department, as well as eleven officers of 

that Department, for an alleged false arrest and use of force that occurred within the City of 

Vallejo. See Dkt. No. 19 at 5-7; see also Dkt. No. 17 at 3 (Mr. Turner “filed this action because” 

of this alleged use of force.). In addition to damages, Mr. Turner seeks injunctive relief. See

Dkt. No. 19 at 10 (he “seeks to prevent violence and harassment and ongoing further injury”); 

see also Dkt. No. 17 (motion for injunctive relief). Although Mr. Turner’s amended complaint 

names the “County of San Francisco” and a Contra Costa County judge as defendants, he does 

not identify any injury to him caused by either, and it appears unlikely that he has standing to 

assert claims against any of those defendants based on the allegations of the First Amended 

Complaint. Dkt. No. 19 at 1, 3, 6.

The City of Vallejo is located within Solano County, which lies within the Eastern 

District of California. 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). Because the only defendants accused of harming Mr. 

Turner reside in that District, and it is where the events and omissions complained of occurred, 

the Eastern District is a more convenient forum for this lawsuit. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). In addition, 

the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is more likely to have personal 

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jurisdiction over those defendants as to whom Mr. Turner might have standing and against whom Mr. 

Turner seeks an injunction. See Zepeda v. U.S. I.N.S., 753 F.2d 719, 727 (9th Cir. 1983) (“A 

federal court may issue an injunction if it has personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject 

matter jurisdiction over the claim . . . .”). 

In the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), this lawsuit 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, and to close the file for 

this lawsuit in this District.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 17, 2024

RITA F. LIN

United States District Judge

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