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Parties Involved:
Anthony Hedgpeth
Defendant
Michael Jason Ware
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL JASON WARE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-10-1322 KJM P

vs.

ANTHONY HEDGPETH, Warden,

Defendant. ORDER

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

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In light of 1996

amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiff's request to proceed in

forma pauperis. 

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 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

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).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis;

and

2. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern

District of California.

DATED: June 10, 2010. 

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