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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEROME L. GRIMES,

Plaintiff,

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OFFICER MCGRAY, et al.,

Defendants. _________________________________

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No. C 15-0371 JSW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff, a jail inmate in Shreveport, Louisiana, has filed this pro se civil rights

case. When, as here, 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 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). 

Plaintiff’s claims arise from events that took place in Shreveport, and he sues

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defendants located there. Shreveport lies within the venue of the United States District

Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Accordingly, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

1406(a), the case is DISMISSED without prejudice to refiling in the Western District of

Louisiana. The Clerk’s deficiency notice (docket number 2) is VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 13, 2015 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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