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Parties Involved:
Jose Antonio Rodriguez
Plaintiff
Unknown
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNKNOWN,

Defendant.

No. 2:15-cv-1473 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1915.

The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial 

district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the 

district is located, (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) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in 

this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal 

jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

In this case, it appears that plaintiff’s claim arose at Atascadero State Hospital in San Luis 

Obispo County, located in the Central District of California. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should 

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have been filed in the United States District Court for the Central 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 this matter is transferred to the United 

States District Court for the Central District of California.

Dated: July 17, 2015

/rodr1473.21

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