Brown

I. Background

Plaintiff Arma Strong, proceeding pro se, brings this Bivens action alleging that Defendants violated his constitutional rights. (Dkt. Nos. 1; 1-2). Plaintiff is in custody at the Atwater United States Penitentiary (“Atwater USP”), in Atwater, California. Plaintiff alleges that various government officials took away certain privileges resulting in two inmates stabbing Plaintiff nine times in his cell. (Dkt. No. 1-2, at 4). Since being sent to the emergency room for medicine, a cleaning, and patching up, he alleges that he has not received any further medical treatment despite his complaints about chest pain. (Id. at 5). For relief, Plaintiff seeks $5 million in money damages and “to go home to [his] family.” (Id.). The Magistrate Judge correctly concluded that venue is improper in this district and that this Court lacks personal jurisdiction over Defendants.

II. Legal Standard

A. Review of R & R The Magistrate Judge makes only a recommendation to this Court. The recommendation has no presumptive weight, and the responsibility for making a final determination remains with this Court. Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270-71 (1976). The Court is…