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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1330 Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OLA RAY,

Plaintiff, No. Civ S-08-671 FCD KJM PS

vs.

OPTIMUM PRODUCTIONS, INC., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. The federal venue statute requires

that a civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, be brought only in "(1) a

judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State, (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) 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). 

In this case, the defendants are located and the claim arose in Los Angeles

County, which is in the Central District of California. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have

been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest

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of justice, a federal 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 for the Central District of California.

DATED: April 4, 2008. 

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ray.tra

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