Rodriguez v. D C F S of Los Angeles County et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 5/31/11 ORDERING that this case is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California. (Dillon, M)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ,
Plaintiff,
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vs.
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D.C.F.S. OF LOS ANGELES, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42
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No. CIV S-11-1407 EFB (TEMP) P
U.S.C. § 1983.
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A civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, must be brought in “(1) a
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judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State, (2) a
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judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim
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occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a
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judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action
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may otherwise be brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
Here, the defendants are located and the claim arose in Los Angeles County, California
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which is in the Central District of California. 28 U.S.C. § 84(c). Therefore, in the interest of
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justice, this action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of
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California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).
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So ordered.
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DATED: May 31, 2011.
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