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Parties Involved:
Rosana Lim Javate
Defendant
Juan Rodriguez
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN RODRIGUEZ,

 Plaintiff, 

 

vs.

ROSANA LIM JAVATE, 

Defendant.

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1:12-cv-02057-SKO (PC)

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a 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 in Monterey

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: January 3, 2013 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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