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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT GUY BAKER,

Plaintiff,

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BILL LOCKYER, et al.,

Defendants. ______________________________

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No. C 07-3664 MJJ (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

(Docket Nos. 3 & 4)

This is an action filed by a state prisoner proceeding pro se and incarcerated at

California State Prison, Folsom (“CSPF”), in Folsom, California. Plaintiff complains that his

constitutional rights were violated at CSPF and at California State Prison, Sacramento

(“CSPS”).

Venue may be raised by the court sua sponte where the defendant has not yet filed a

responsive pleading and the time for doing so has not run. See Costlow v. Weeks, 790 F.2d

1486, 1488 (9th Cir. 1986). When jurisdiction is not founded solely on diversity, venue is

proper in (1) the district in which any defendant resides, if all of the defendants reside in the

same state; (2) the district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to

the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the 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. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). When venue is

improper, the district court has the discretion to either dismiss the case or transfer it "in the

interest of justice." See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 

Here, the defendants are located in Sacramento, California, and the alleged actions

giving rise to the claims took place at CSPF and CSPS, all of which are within the venue of

the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 84(b). In the interest of justice, this

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action is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District

of California. In light of this transfer, the Court will defer to the Eastern District for a ruling

on plaintiff’s applications to proceed in forma pauperis.

The Clerk is directed to transfer the action forthwith.

This order terminates Docket Nos. 3 & 4 from this court’s docket.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 20, 2007

_____________________________ MARTIN J. JENKINS

United States District Judge

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