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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NATHANIEL JOHNSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

A. PADILLA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:15-cv-1054-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. He asserts a claim arising out of events that occurred at the Correctional Training 

Facility in Soledad, California. 

A civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, must be brought in “(1) a 

judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State, (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) a 

judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action 

may otherwise be brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

The Correctional Training Facility is in Monterey County. Because Monterey County lies 

within the venue of the Northern District of California, venue properly lies in that district and not 

in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b); 28 U.S.C. § 84(a). 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is transferred to the Northern 

District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 

Dated: May 18, 2015. 

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