Opinion
24-CV-04467-KAW
07-26-2024
DEVON LEVI HENDERSON, Plaintiff, v. L.A.P.D., et al., Defendants.
ORDER OF TRANSFER
KANDIS A. WESTMORE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated in Los Angeles County Jail, has sued several Los Angeles Police Department officers for excessive force during his arrest. When jurisdiction is not founded solely on diversity, venue is proper in the district in which (1) any defendant resides, if all of the defendants reside in the same State, (2) the 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).
The acts complained of in this complaint occurred in Los Angeles County, which is in the Central District of California. Furthermore, all defendants are located in the Central District of California. Venue, therefore, properly lies in the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Venue transfer is a non-dispositive matter and, thus, it falls within the scope of the jurisdiction of the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A).
The Clerk shall terminate any pending motions and transfer the case to the Central District of California forthwith.
IT IS SO ORDERED.