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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

L. GARCIA MONTOYA, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. CIV S-07-2475 FCD JFM P

vs.

MANUEL LUIZ RAMIREZ,

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiffs, state prisoners proceeding pro se, have filed a civil rights action

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In light of 1996 amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will

not rule on plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis. 

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 claim arose in San Diego County, which is in the Southern

District of California. Therefore, plaintiffs’ claim should have been filed in the United States

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District Court for the Southern District of California. In the interest 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:

1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis; and

2. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern

District of California.

DATED: November 28, 2007.

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