Opinion
21-cv-09367 NC (PR)
12-10-2021
DARRELL EUGENE JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.
ORDER OF TRANSFER
NATHANAEL M. COUSINS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff, a San Mateo County inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims he was injured at Solano State Prison, where inadequate protocols resulted in him catching Covid-19. The events of which Plaintiff complains occurred primarily at Solano State Prison, Vacaville, which is located in Solano County. Solano County is located within the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). Venue therefore is proper in the Eastern 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 case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The Clerk of the Court is directed to transfer the case forthwith.
IT IS SO ORDERED.