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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EARNEST GODFREY LOGAN, JR., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

FOOD 4 LESS and Campbell Soup 

Company, 

Defendants. 

No. 2:24-cv-3345 DAD AC 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, who is proceeding in pro se, filed this case on December 2, 2024 and paid the 

filing fee. The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial 

district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the 

district is located, (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) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in 

this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal 

jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

 In this case, the claims arose in Los Angeles, California, which is in the Central District of 

California. ECF No. 1 at 2. The plaintiff listed an address for himself in Los Angeles, California, 

and plaintiff listed an address for defendant Food 4 Less in Los Angeles, California. ECF No. 1-2 

at 1. Plaintiff indicated Campbell Soup Company is located in the state of New Jersey. Id. All of 

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the events described in the complaint took place in Los Angeles. ECF No. 1 at 2. None of the 

parties, nor any of the facts alleged in the complaint, relate to the Eastern District of California. 

Therefore, plaintiff’s case 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: January 2, 2025 

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