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Foust v. Allen

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Oct 25, 2022
1:22-cv-01357-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2022)

Opinion

1:22-cv-01357-BAM (PC)

10-25-2022

CARL FOUST, Plaintiff, v. ALLEN, et al., Defendants.


ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARBARA A. MCAULIFFE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.

Plaintiff Carl Foust (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.)

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 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 the 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 section, 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, the defendants do not appear to reside in this district. The claims appear to have arisen in Monterey 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 U.S.C. § 1406(a); RaveloMonegro v. Rosa, 211 F.3d 509, 512 (9th Cir. 2000).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. This Court has not ruled on Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Foust v. Allen

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Oct 25, 2022
1:22-cv-01357-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2022)
Case details for

Foust v. Allen

Case Details

Full title:CARL FOUST, Plaintiff, v. ALLEN, et al., Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Oct 25, 2022

Citations

1:22-cv-01357-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2022)