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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CEDRIC GREENE,

Petitioner No. CIV S-06-0146 DFL GGH P

vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT 

OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2254. In this petition, petitioner complains about conditions of confinement at California State

Prison-Los Angeles County. The purpose of a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254 is to challenge the validity of a sentence or conviction. The purpose of a civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is to challenge conditions of confinement. Because

petitioner is challenging conditions of confinement, the court construes this action as a civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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

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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, none of the defendants reside in this district. The claim arose in Los

Angeles County, which is in the Central District of California. Therefore, petitioner’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 this matter is transferred to the

United States District Court for the Central District of California.

DATED: 2/22/06

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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