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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 Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BRANDON ALAN MELANTY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNKNOWN, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 20-cv-02209-SVK 

ORDER OF TRANSFER 

Plaintiff’s federal civil rights complaint concerns events that occurred at Hampton Roads 

Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dkt. No. 1. Portsmouth, Virginia lies in the Eastern 

District of Virginia. 

Accordingly, this action is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of Virginia, wherein 

venue properly lies because the events or omissions giving rise to the claims occurred there, and 

that is where the defendant resides. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 127(a), 1391(b), and 1406(a). 

The Clerk shall transfer this action forthwith. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 13, 2020 

SUSAN VAN KEULEN 

United States Magistrate Judge 

Case 5:20-cv-02209-SVK Document 4 Filed 04/13/20 Page 1 of 1