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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TREMANE DARNELL CARTHEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

P. SCOTT, et al.,

Defendant(s).

Case No. 19-cv-00605-SK (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, a federal prisoner at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, California (USP 

Atwater), has filed a pro se complaint for damages against several correctional officers at USP 

Atwater. A substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim(s) occurred, and the 

defendants named reside, in the County of Merced, which lies within the venue of the Eastern 

District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). Venue therefore properly lies in the Eastern 

District. See id. § 1391(b).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

1406(a), this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District 

of California. 

The clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 6, 2019

______________________________________

SALLIE KIM

United States Magistrate Judge

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