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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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

CHRISTOPHER CARREA, JR.,

Plaintiff,

 vs.

JEFFERY BEARD, et. al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 13-3762 PJH (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

that was dismissed and closed at screening. The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in

part, and remanded the case back to this court to address plaintiff’s deliberate indifference

to serious medical needs claim. However, it was not clear where the events occurred that

gave rise to this medical claim. It appeared that the events occurred at California Men’s

Colony which is located in the Central District of California. However, in an earlier

complaint plaintiff referenced a prison facility in Jamestown, California which is located in

the Eastern District of California. Plaintiff was ordered to show cause why this case should

not be transferred and to identify where the medical claim occurred and which defendants

were involved in the claim. Plaintiff has filed a response.

Plaintiff has not specifically identified where the medical claim occurred. He states

that events occurred at California Institute for Men, California Men’s Colony, and California

Rehabilitation Center. All these facilities are located in the Central District of California. 

Venue is proper in the district in which (1) 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 property that is the

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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. 28 U.S.C. §

1391(b). 

Plaintiff argues that the Attorney General’s Office has many attorneys located in the

Northern District, however because the events occurred in the Central District and it

appears that the defendants reside in that district, the case will be transferred. Accordingly,

this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of

California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

 PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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