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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
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

SAN JOSE DIVISION

GERARDO GUTIERREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

V. TUCKER,

Defendant.

Case No.19-cv-02469-VKD 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Mr. Gerardo Gutierrez, who is currently confined at the California Health Care Facility 

(“CHCF”), filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a CHCF 

employee for allegedly violating his rights under the First and Eighth Amendments. Dkt. No. 1 at 

5. CHCF is in Stockton, which is in San Joaquin County. Because the acts complained of 

occurred in San Joaquin County, which lies within the venue of the Eastern District of California, 

see 28 U.S.C. § 84(b), venue properly lies in that district and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1391(b). This Court has discretion to either dismiss the case for wrong venue or transfer it to the 

proper federal court “in the interest of justice.” See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). The Court concludes 

that the interest of justice is best served by transfer, and accordingly orders the case 

TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. 

The Clerk of the Court shall terminate all pending motions and transfer the entire file to the 

Eastern District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 14, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 5:19-cv-02469-VKD Document 5 Filed 05/14/19 Page 1 of 1