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Nature of Suit Code: 896
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Arbitration
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WAMEEDH AL AZZAWI,

Plaintiff,

v.

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

ORGANIZATION, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-0093 KJM CKD PS

ORDER

Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. Plaintiff alleges diversity as the basis for 

subject matter jurisdiction. The federal venue statute provides that a civil action may be brought 

only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the 

State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial 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) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought 

as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s 

personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

In this action, plaintiff complains about actions taken by defendant arbitrators, who are 

located in New York, New York. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have been filed in the 

United States District Court, Southern District of New York. In the interest of justice, a federal 

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court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United 

States District Court, Southern District of New York, Manhattan Division. 

Dated: January 20, 2016

4 azzawi0093.tra

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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