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Parties Involved:
D. Dustin
Plaintiff
Kern Valley State Prison Personnel
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

D. DUSTIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

KERN VALLEY STATE PRISON 

PERSONNEL,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-03730-KAW (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Plaintiff D. Dustin, a state prisoner incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”) in 

Delano, California, has filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting constitutional

violations against personnel at KVSP.

When jurisdiction is not founded solely on diversity, venue is proper in the district in 

which (1) any defendant resides, if all of the defendants reside in the same State, (2) the 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. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

The acts complained of in this complaint occurred in Kern County, which is in the Eastern 

District of California. Venue, therefore, properly lies in the Eastern District of California. See 28 

U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is 

TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The 

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Clerk of the Court shall terminate any pending motions and transfer the case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 17, 2019

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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