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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

In Re BOBBY M. DIXON,

Plaintiff,

Case No. 13-cv-05356-JST (PR)

ORDER REOPENING ACTION AND OF 

TRANSFER

This action was opened on November 19, 2013, when the Court received from Inmate 

Bobby M. Dixon a letter to the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson that concerned prison conditions. 

On the same date, the Clerk of the Court directed Plaintiff to complete a civil rights 

complaint form and an in forma pauperis (IFP) application, and told him that he must complete 

these documents within twenty-eight days or his action would be dismissed. The Clerk sent 

Plaintiff a blank civil rights complaint form as well as a prisoner’s IFP application.

On January 15, 2014, the Court dismissed the action on the grounds that Plaintiff had not 

filed the necessary documents or otherwise communicated with the Court. 

On July 2, 2015, Plaintiff filed a request to reopen the action on the grounds that, due to 

multiple transfers, he never received the Clerk’s IFP and complaint notices. Because it appears 

that Plaintiff never received the necessary forms and directions, the Court REOPENS this action.

Further review of Plaintiff’s case, however, reveals that he has initiated his civil action in 

the wrong judicial district. Plaintiff currently is incarcerated at R.J. Donovan State Prison (RJD)

in San Diego, California. Plaintiff’s complaints relate to conditions of confinement at the 

California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville, California, where he was previously incarcerated. 

He alleges that the facilities and food service at CMF are unsanitary and unsafe and that disabled 

inmates at CMF receive disparate treatment. (Nov. 19, 2013 Letter.) 

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It therefore appears that the acts complained of occurred at CMF, which is located in 

Solano County in the Eastern District of California. Venue, therefore, properly lies in the Eastern 

District and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Accordingly, in the interest 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. 

If he wishes to further pursue this action, Plaintiff must complete the complaint form and 

in forma pauperis application required by the United States District Court for the Eastern District 

of California and mail them to that district.

If Plaintiff seeks to pursue an action regarding conditions of confinement at RJD, he must 

file a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, where 

RJD is located.

The Clerk is directed to reopen this action, terminate any pending motions, and transfer the 

case forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 7, 2015

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JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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