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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANGEL HERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. D. LEE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-00726-AWI-SMS PC

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Angel Hernandez (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The federal venue statute requires

that a civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial

district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same state, (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 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.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

In this case, none of the defendants reside in this district. The claim arose at San Quentin

State Prison in Marin County, which is in the Northern District of California. Therefore, plaintiff’s

claim should have been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of

California. In the interest of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong

district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932

(D.C. Cir. 1974).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States

District Court for the Northern District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 22, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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