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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEW WARDEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALLIED INSURANCE, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-2264 MCE CKD PS

ORDER

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

judicial district where 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 section, 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). 

In this action, plaintiff alleges claims arising out of the cremation of his wife’s remains 

and a subsequent lawsuit arising therefrom. The state court action was venued in Santa Barbara, 

California. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have been filed in the United States District 

Court, Central 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. 

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McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

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

States District Court, Central District of California, Northern Division. 

Dated: September 28, 2016

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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