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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL A. VICTORY, 

Plaintiff,

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J. WOODFORD, et al., 

Defendants.

 

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No. C 05-3068 JSW (PR) 

TRANSFER ORDER

(Docket Nos. 2, 5)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Pleasant Valley State Prison

located in Coalinga, California, within the venue of the United States District Court for

the Eastern District of California. He filed this civil rights action in the United States

District Court for the Northern District of California on August 15, 2005, complaining of

violations of his rights while confined at that prison. Plaintiff has also filed motions

seeking appointment of counsel (docket no. 2) and to proceed in forma pauperis (docket

no. 5).

Plaintiff's complaint was not filed in the proper district. When jurisdiction is not

founded solely on diversity, venue is proper in the district in which (1) any defendant

resides, if all of the defendants reside in the same state, (2) the 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) a judicial
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district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action

may otherwise be brought. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Where a case is filed in the wrong

venue, the district court has the discretion either to dismiss the case or transfer it to the

proper federal court “in the interest of justice.” 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). Venue may be

raised by the court sua sponte where the defendant has not yet filed a responsive

pleading and the time for doing so has not run. Costlow v. Weeks, 790 F.2d 1486, 1488

(9th Cir. 1986). 

It is apparent from this Court’s review of the complaint that Plaintiff alleges

events occurring within the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. §

84. Therefore, the Court will transfer this action to the United States District Court for

the Eastern District of California. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED in the interest of

justice, and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), that this action be TRANSFERRED to the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Because this Court is

transferring Plaintiff’s case to the Eastern District of California, it will not resolve the

pending motions (docket nos. 2, 5).

The Clerk of the Court shall transfer this matter forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 9, 2005

 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge