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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983pr Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ERIC C. CHATMAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SUPER 8 IN OCEANSIDE, CA, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 18-cv-03727-JD 

ORDER OF TRANSFER 

Re: Dkt. Nos. 2, 3 

This is a civil rights case brought pro se by a state prisoner. Plaintiff presents allegations 

regarding an incident that occurred in San Diego County which is located in within the venue of 

the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Plaintiff is incarcerated in 

this district. Because the allegations occurred in the Southern District and the defendants reside 

there, venue properly lies in that district and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).1

This case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Southern District 

of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). In view of the transfer, the Court will not rule upon 

plaintiff’s motions (Docket Nos. 2, 3) which are VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 19, 2018 

 

JAMES DONATO 

United States District Judge

 

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 While it does not appear that plaintiff can proceed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Southern 

District can determine if another cause of action is appropriate. 

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ERIC C. CHATMAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SUPER 8 IN OCEANSIDE, CA, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 18-cv-03727-JD 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California. 

That on July 19, 2018, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing 

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office. 

Eric C. Chatman ID: BD5474 

SVSP 

P.O. Box 1050 

Soledad, CA 93960 

Dated: July 19, 2018 

Susan Y. Soong 

Clerk, United States District Court 

By:________________________ 

LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable JAMES DONATO 

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