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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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ORDER – No. 19-cv-05799-LB

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

San Francisco Division 

LOUREECE STONE CLARK,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CDCR, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 19-cv-05799-LB

ORDER OF TRANSFER 

Re: ECF No. 1 

Loureece Stone Clark, an inmate at the California State Prison – Sacramento, filed this pro se 

civil action against two defendants complaining about events and omissions occurring in 

Sacramento County Superior Court, within the venue of the Eastern District of California. One 

defendant, the Sacramento County Superior Court, is located in the Eastern District of California. 

The other defendant, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, has 

headquarters in Sacramento County, within the venue of the Eastern District of California. None 

of the events or omissions giving rise to the complaint occurred within the venue of the Northern 

District of California. 

The court may transfer an action to a different district “[f]or the convenience of parties and 

witnesses” if the action could have been brought in that district. 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). This action 

could have been brought in the Eastern District and should be pursued there for the convenience of 

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parties and witnesses. The initial pleading is based on events and omissions that occurred in the 

Eastern District of California, where one defendant is located and the other has headquarters. Most 

of the witnesses and evidence will be found in that district. Accordingly, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1404(a), and for the convenience of parties and witnesses, this action is TRANSFERRED to the 

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 1, 2019 

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LAUREL BEELER 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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