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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALBERT POON,

Plaintiff, 

 v.

JOHN CLARK KELSO, Receiver;

ROBERT SILLEN, Former Receiver;

Dr. G. CHEUNG, DDS, CSP-Solano;

Dr. MCINTYRE, Chief Dentist, CSPSolano; Dr. PARK-LIN, DDS, CSPSolano; Dr. ALVARO C.

TRAQUINA, Chief Medical Officer,

SCP-Solano; Dr. WIN, SDP-Solano;

Dr. BASI, CSP-Solano; MARIA L.

VASQUEZ, M.A., CSP-Solano; M.

LEMUS, CSP-Solano; C. ARTHUR,

CSP-Solano; V. SINGH, Associate

Warden, CSP-Solano; D. K. SISTO,

Warden, CSP-Solano; Captain R.

PENNINGTON, CDCR Headquarters;

N. GRANNIS, Chief, Inmate Appeals

Branch, CDCR Headquarters,

Sacramento; and JAMES TILTON,

Former Director, CDCR Headquarters,

Sacramento,

Defendants. /

No. C 08-04343 WHA (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

This is a civil rights case brought pro se by a state prisoner. The acts complained of

occurred at California State Prison-Solano, which lies within the venue of the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of California. The defendants appear to reside in that

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United States District Court

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1 Although plaintiff gives the address of the receiver and former receiver as the

Northern District courthouse, in fact their operations are in Sacramento. Neither is alleged to

have been personally involved in the events giving rise to the suit, so even if they reside

here, the center of gravity of this case clearly is in the Eastern District.

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district as well.1 

In the interests of justice, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). In view of the transfer, the

Court will not rule upon plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 23 , 2008. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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