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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

ROGER CLARK,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. WESLEY MCALLISTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-00268-DMR (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

This action was opened on January 15, 2016, when the Court received from Plaintiff Roger 

Clark, who is an inmate at the California Medical Facility (“CMF”), a letter to the Honorable 

Thelton E. Henderson that concerned prison conditions. Dkt. 1.

On the same date, the Clerk of the Court notified Plaintiff in writing that his action was 

deficient in that he had not submitted his complaint on a proper complaint form and had not 

submitted an in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application. Dkts. 2, 3. The Clerk further notified him 

that this action would be dismissed if he did not submit a complaint on the proper form and a 

completed IFP application within twenty-eight days. See id. In addition, the Clerk also notified 

Plaintiff in writing that this matter has been assigned to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 5.

On March 2, 2016, Plaintiff filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983 after being granted an extension of time to do so. Dkt. 8. Plaintiff has also submitted an 

IFP application. Dkt. 9. To date, Plaintiff has not filed his consent to magistrate judge 

jurisdiction.

The acts complained of occurred at CMF in Vacaville, which is located in the Eastern 

District of California, and it appears that Defendants reside in that district. Venue, therefore, 

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properly lies in that district and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is 

TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.1 The 

Clerk shall transfer the case forthwith.

Any remaining motions (dkt. 9) are TERMINATED on this Court’s docket as no longer 

pending in this district. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 21, 2016

______________________________________

DONNA M. RYU

United States Magistrate Judge

 

1 Venue transfer is a non-dispositive matter and, thus, it falls within the scope of the jurisdiction of 

the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A).

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROGER CLARK,

Plaintiff,

v.

WESLEY MCALLISTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:16-cv-00268-DMR 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on March 21, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the Order of Transfer, 

by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, 

by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office 

delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Roger Clark ID: G-48164

California Medical Facility

P.O. Box 2000

Vacaville, CA 95696 

Dated: March 21, 2016

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Ivy Lerma Garcia, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable DONNA M. RYU

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