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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

CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY LEMA,

Plaintiff,

v.

OFFICER R. PEREZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 23-cv-06326-DMR (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner, has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Dkt. 4. This case has been assigned to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 3. Plaintiff has 

filed an in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application. Dkt. 6. 

The acts complained of occurred at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County, which is 

located in the Eastern District of California, and it appears that Defendants reside in that district. 

Venue, therefore, properly lies in that 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.1 The

Clerk of the Court shall transfer the case forthwith. 

All pending motions are TERMINATED on this court’s docket as no longer pending in 

this district.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

DONNA M. RYU

Chief Magistrate Judge

1 Venue transfer is a non-dispositive matter and, thus, it falls within the scope of the 

jurisdiction of the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A).

January 19, 2024

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