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Parties Involved:
Manuel Covorrubio
Petitioner
Mike Poulas
Respondent

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 Although plaintiff has submitted his allegations on a form for a Central District habeas 1

petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, he challenges only conditions of his prison confinement,

claiming violations under the Eighth Amendment.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANUEL COVORRUBIO,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2801 DFL GGH P

vs.

MIKE POULAS, 

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant 1

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In light of 1996

amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court will not rule on plaintiff's request to proceed in

forma pauperis. 

The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on

diversity jurisdiction, 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

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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.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 

In this case, none of the defendants reside in this district. The claim arose in San

Bernardino County, which is in the Central District of California. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim

should 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:

1. This court has not ruled on plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis; and

2. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central

District of California.

DATED: 12/22/06 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009

covo2801.21

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