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Parties Involved:
William James Gradford Jr.
Plaintiff
A. Perez
Defendant
United States
Defendant
Warden
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM JAMES GRADFORD JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. PEREZ, WARDEN, and UNITED 

STATES,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-000714-KES-HBK (PC)

ORDER TRANSFERING CASE TO 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AND CLOSING CASE IN FRESNO 

DIVISION

Plaintiff, a prisoner, initiated this pro se action by filing a civil rights complaint under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983 and subsequently filing an application to proceed in forma pauperis on July 24, 

2024. (Doc. Nos. 1, 3). Because the events giving rise to the cause of action occurred in Ceres, 

CA, which is in Stanislaus County, Plaintiff should have filed his complaint in the Sacramento 

Division of this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b); see also Ziegler v. Indian River County, 64 F.3d 

470, 474 (9th Cir. 1995) (reviewing federal court jurisdiction and venue in a § 1983 action).

Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the proper court 

may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the correct court. The Court finds it in the 

interests of justice to transfer this case to the Sacramento Division under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) and 

Local Rule 120(f).

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. The Clerk of Court is directed to transfer this action to the Sacramento Division of 

this Court and close the case in this division.

2. All future filings shall refer to the new Sacramento case number assigned and shall be 

filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200

Sacramento, CA 95814

3. This Court defers rulings on Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 

3) to the transferee court.

Dated: July 25, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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