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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 

RUBEN MIJEL CHAVIRA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

D.W. BELL, 

Defendant. 

Case No.: 12-03585 CW (PR) 

TRANSFER ORDER 

Plaintiff, a state prisoner, has filed the above pro se 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is 

incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison, which is located in 

Kern County in the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 84(b). The acts complained of occurred at Calipatria State 

Prison, which is located in Imperial Valley in the Southern 

District of California. 28 U.S.C. § 84(d). Venue, therefore, 

properly lies in that district and not in this one. See 28 

U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

 Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is TRANSFERRED to the United 

States District Court for the Southern District of California. 

 The Clerk of the Court shall transfer the case forthwith. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

____________________________ 

CLAUDIA WILKEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Case 3:12-cv-01773-JLS-WVG Document 3 Filed 07/17/12 Page 1 of 1