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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

TODD V. DAVIE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-1514 DFL JFM P

vs.

EDWARD S. ALAMEIDA, JR., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed August 23, 2005, plaintiff was directed to file a fully

completed request to proceed in forma pauperis. On September 23, 2005, plaintiff filed a

completed request to proceed in forma pauperis. 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). 

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In this case, the defendants are located in Riverside and Los Angeles Counties and

the claim arose in Los Angeles County, all of which are 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 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 Central

District of California.

DATED: October 21, 2005.

/001; davi1514.21a

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