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

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUREKA DIVISION

MICHAEL J. KLEIN

Plaintiff,

 v.

C. GRAVANCE,

Defendant. /

No. C 14-3443 NJV (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

This is a civil rights case brought pro se by a state prisoner. Plaintiff describes an

incident that occurred at Avenal State Prison which lies within the venue of the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Venue, therefore, properly lies in

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

This case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). In view of the transfer, the court will not

rule upon plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 11, 2014. 

NANDOR J. VADAS

United States Magistrate Judge

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUREKA DIVISION

MICHAEL J. KLEIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. GRAVANCE, et al,

Defendants. /

No.1:14-CV-3443 NJV

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on September 11, 2014, I served a true and correct

copy of the attached by placing said copy in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s)

listed below, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail.

Michael J. Klein 

T27270 

Avenal State Prison 

330-1-6-5L 

P.O. Box 903 

Avenal, CA 93204 

 /s/ Linn Van Meter 

Linn Van Meter

Administrative Law Clerk to the 

Honorable Nandor J. Vadas

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