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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
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

GARY NICHOLS, 46164-007,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Defendant(s).

Case No. 19-cv-04214-SK (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, a federal prisoner at the Administrative United States Penitentiary in Thomson, 

Illinois (AUSP Thompson), has filed a pro se complaint for damages under the Federal Tort 

Claims Act (FTCA) for an act or omission that took place while he was incarcerated at the United 

States Penitentiary in Atwater, California (USP Atwater). 

An FTCA claim against the United States may only be brought in the judicial district 

where the plaintiff resides or wherein the act or omission complained of occurred. 28 U.S.C. § 

1402(b). Plaintiff clearly elected to bring suit in the district wherein the act or omission of which 

he complains took place. But USP Atwater, which is the County of Merced, is in the Eastern 

District of California rather than the Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). 

Venue therefore properly lies in the Eastern District of California. See id. § 1402(b).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1406(a), this action be TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of California. 

The clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 29, 2019

______________________________________

SALLIE KIM

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:19-cv-04214-SK Document 4 Filed 07/29/19 Page 1 of 1