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Parties Involved:
Shannon Myles Bestor
Defendant
Anthony Johnson
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Eastern District of California

Anthony Johnson,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S 05-0676 LKK PAN P

vs. Order

Shannon Myles Bestor,

Defendant.

-oOoPlaintiff, an inmate without counsel, has filed a civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

A civil action, other than one based on diversity

jurisdiction, must be brought 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 

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be found, if there is no district in which the action may

otherwise be brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

Here, the defendant is located and the claim arose in Sonoma

County, California, which is in the Central District of

California. Therefore, in the interest of justice, this action

is transferred to the United States District Court for the

Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes

v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

So ordered.

Dated: July 12, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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