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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LeROY WILLIS, II, 

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFFREY BEARD, Secretary of CDCR; 

et al., 

Defendants.

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No. C-13-5380 EMC (pr)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, an inmate currently at a prison in Los Angeles County, filed this pro se civil action,

complaining of events and omissions that occurred during his incarceration at the California Medical

Facility in Vacaville (“CMF-Vacaville”) in Solano County, which is within the venue of the Eastern

District of California. Defendants all apparently reside in the Eastern District of California as they

are members of the staff at CMF-Vacaville in Solano County or the California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation headquarters in Sacramento County, and both of those counties are

within the venue of the Eastern District of California. No defendant is alleged to reside in, and none

of the events or omissions giving rise to the complaint occurred in, the Northern District. Venue

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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therefore would be proper in the Eastern 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. The

Clerk shall transfer this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 21, 2014

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EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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