Opinion
2:22-cv-01787-EFB (PC)
10-13-2022
BRANDEN WILLIE ISELI, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant.
ORDER
EDMUND F. BRENNAN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff's allegations stem from events that occurred at Pelican Bay State Prison, located in the County of Del Norte.
The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial district in which 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 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 action, 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 claims arose in Del Norte County. Thus, venue properly lies in the Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(a). For the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, this case will be transferred to the Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is transferred to the Northern District of California.