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Parties Involved:
Edward D. Cohen
Defendant
Antoine Thomas
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTOINE THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

 vs.

EDWARD D. COHEN.

Defendants.

/

No. C 16-0915 WHA (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

(Dkt. No. 2)

Plaintiff is an inmate at the Solano County Jail in Fairfield, California. He claims that

defendant, his former attorney, provided ineffective assistance by losing materials relevant to

his defense. Defendant is located in Vacaville, California, which is also located in Solano

County. Solano Count lies within the venue of the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of California. As the parties and the events giving rise to this litigation are located in

Solano County, venue for this civil rights action is proper in the Eastern District. See 28 U.S.C.

1391. Accordingly, and in the interests of justice, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), 1406(a). 

Ruling on the application to proceed in forma pauperis is deferred to the Eastern District. 

The clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 2 , 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:16-cv-00915-WHA Document 7 Filed 05/04/16 Page 1 of 1