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Parties Involved:
Carmen Carouso
Defendant
Armel Hunt
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARMEL HUNT, 1:07-cv-00916-OWW-SMS (PC)

 Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE

CARMEN CAROUSO, 

Defendant.

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

U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 

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 the 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.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

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

which is in the Northern District of California. Therefore, plaintiff’s claim should have been filed in

the United States District Court for the Northern 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

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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 Northern District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 29, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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