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Parties Involved:
Carlos Corrales
Plaintiff
Six Unknown Names Agents
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS CORRALES, 1:06-CV-0567 AWI DLB P

 Plaintiff, 

vs.

SIX UNKNOWN NAMES AGENTS, 

Defendants. ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE

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Plaintiff, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to

Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee or

submitted a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

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).

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In this case, none of the defendants reside in this district. The claim arose in Waseca

County, which is in the District of Minnesota. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have been

filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. 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).

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

States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 25, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3c0h UNI j8 TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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