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Parties Involved:
Cecil Phillip Reyes
Plaintiff
Cynthia Tampkins
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CECIL PHILLIP REYES, No. 2:16-CV-1937-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

CYNTHIA TAMPKINS,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. For cases such as this, which are based on federal question jurisdiction, the

federal venue statute requires that the action 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. See

28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Here, the claim(s) arose in Riverside County, which is within the

boundaries of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Therefore,

the court finds that this action most appropriately proceeds in that district. In the interest of

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justice, the court will transfer this case. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the

United States District Court for the Central District of California.

DATED: October 12, 2016

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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