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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES SAMSON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-08-0198 FCD DAD P

vs.

CALIFORNIA MENS COLONY,

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on

diversity jurisdiction, be brought only 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). 

In this case, plaintiff alleges that on June 3, 2005, he was the victim of an attack at

the California Men’s Colony. He further alleges that he sustained facial and head trauma and

that he has lost part of his memory as a result. Any defendants that plaintiff may identify in this

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action will likely be located in San Luis Obispo where his claim arose. San Luis Obispo is

located in the Central District of California. Therefore, plaintiff should have filed his complaint

in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest of justice,

a federal court 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 for the Central District of California.

 DATED: February 19, 2008.

DAD:9:ndd

sams0198.21a

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