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Parties Involved:
Michael Baeza
Defendant
Lorenzo Darnell Hutson
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LORENZO DARNELL HUTSON, AL0989,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL BAEZA, Correctional Officer,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-06146-SK (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff, a prisoner at California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP - Corcoran), has filed a pro 

se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that CSP - Corcoran Correctional Officer Michael 

Baeza used excessive force against him. A substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise 

to the claim occurred, and the named defendant resides, in the County of Kings, which lies within 

the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). Venue therefore properly 

lies in the Eastern District. See id. § 1391(b).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1406(a), this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District 

of California. 

The clerk shall transfer this matter and terminate all pending motions as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2016

______________________________________

SALLIE KIM

United States Magistrate Judge

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