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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SANTA CLARA COUNTY DISTRICT 

ATTORNEYS OFFICE, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:20-cv-0579-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a county jail inmate proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s allegations stem from events that occurred in San Jose and East Palo 

Alto, California, located in the County of Santa Clara. 

The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial 

district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the 

district is located, (2) a judicial 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 subject of the action 

is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in 

this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal 

jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

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 In this case, the claims arose in Santa Clara County. Thus, venue properly lies in the 

Northern District of California. For the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the 

interests of justice, this case will be transferred to the Northern District of California. See 28 

U.S.C. § 1391(b); 28 U.S.C. § 84(a). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is transferred to the Northern 

District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). 

Dated: March 19, 2020. 

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