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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT AMATRONE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

RANDY CHAMPION, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0616 KJM CKD PS

ORDER

Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se. Plaintiffs do not allege a basis for subject 

matter jurisdiction. The federal venue statute provides that a civil action may be brought only in 

“(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in 

which the district is located; (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) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as 

provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s 

personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

In this action, plaintiffs allege that defendants unlawfully searched their residence located 

in Alamo, California, which is in Contra Costa County. Plaintiffs also allege claims against 

various Contra Costa officials. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have been filed in the United 

States District Court, Northern District of California. In the interest of justice, a federal court 

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may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United 

States District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division. 

Dated: March 23, 2015

4 amatrome.tra

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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