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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
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 

JOHNNY L. WARD, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

WARDEN J. GASTELLO, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 16-cv-2776-MEJ (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER 

 Plaintiff has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 describing 

events leading to his criminal conviction in Madera County, California. Madera County is located 

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. In view of the transfer, the Court will 

not rule upon plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis or motion for appointment 

of counsel. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

______________________________________ 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

United States Magistrate Judge 

June 9, 2016

Case 1:16-cv-00812-AWI-SAB Document 8 Filed 06/09/16 Page 1 of 1