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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES CARL KELLY,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. CUSTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 24-cv-09430-JST 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, an inmate housed at Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”), has filed a pro se civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that KVSP officers associate warden Custer, 

senior librarian Karlow, and law library staffer Burganti prevented him from prosecuting a case 

when they failed to provide Plaintiff access to the law library during September 2024 to November 

2024, in violation of the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments. ECF No. 1. The events or 

omissions giving rise to Plaintiff’s claim(s) occurred at Kern Valley State Prison, and Plaintiff 

seeks relief from Kern Valley State Prison officials. Kern Valley State Prison is located in Kern 

County, which lies within the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). 

Venue therefore properly lies in the Eastern District. See id. § 1391(b). Accordingly, IT IS 

ORDERED that, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1406(a), this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of California. The Clerk is directed to close the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 8, 2025

______________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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