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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

KURT A. WILLMAN,

Plaintiff(s),

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ROBERT HERNANDEZ, et al.,

Defendant(s). 

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No. C 07-2009 CRB (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Doc # 2)

Plaintiff, a prisoner at Salinas Valley State Prison ("SVSP"), has filed a

pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging deliberate indifference to his

medical needs while he was at the R. J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San

Diego ("RJDCF"). He also alleges deliberate indifference to his medical needs

since he arrived at SVSP in February 2007.

Plaintiff's allegations of deliberate indifference while he was at RJDCF

may state a claim for monetary relief under § 1983 against the named RJDCF

defendants. The allegations are dismissed without prejudice to his bringing them

in the United States District Court for the Southern District California, however. 

Venue properly lies in that court. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 84(d), 1391(b); see also In re

Hall, 939 F.2d 802, 804 (9th Cir. 1991) (where case is filed in wrong venue, 

district court has discretion either to dismiss case without prejudice or transfer it

to proper federal court). 

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Plaintiff's allegations of deliberate indifference at SVSP may state a claim

for injunctive and monetary relief against the named SVSP defendants. The

complaint and attachments make clear that plaintiff has not exhausted California's

prison administrative process as to those allegations, however. The 

allegations accordingly must be dismissed without prejudice to refiling after

exhausting California's prison administrative process. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a); 

Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1120 (9th Cir. 2003). It matters not that

plaintiff recently filed an administrative appeal. See McKinney v. Carey, 311

F.3d 1198, 1199-1201 (9th Cir. 2002) (action must be dismissed without

prejudice unless prisoner exhausted available administrative remedies before he

filed suit, even if prisoner fully exhausts while the suit is pending).

The clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with this order, terminate all

pending motions as moot (see, e.g., doc # 2) and close the file. No fee is due.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 20, 2007 

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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