Shen-Shampas

DISCUSSION

Under the general venue provision, 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 (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be

1Plaintiff’s name appears as John H. Shen-Shampas on the Court’s electronic filing system but as John H. Shen- Sampas in the Complaint. Doc. 1. In the instant Order, the Court refers to the spelling in the Complaint. 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). For venue purposes, a “natural person” resides in the district where the person is domiciled. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(c)(1). And an entity that is not a person, “whether or not incorporated, shall be deemed to reside, if a defendant, in any judicial district in which such defendant is subject to the court’ s personal jurisdiction with respect to the civil action in question.” § 1391(c)(2). The…