Opinion
1:21-cv-00906-BAM (PC)
06-14-2021
MICHAEL ALAN YOCOM, Plaintiff, v. NEWSOM, et al., Defendants.
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Barbara A. McAuliffe, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Plaintiff Michael Alan Yocom (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.)
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 person al 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 arose 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); Ravelo Monegro 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.
IT IS SO ORDERED.