Jimmie Earl Jones, III v. Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JIMMIE EARL JONES, III, No. 2:25-cv-3000 CKD P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 ALAMEDA COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, et al., 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 19 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 20 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 21 The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial 22 district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the 23 district is located, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions 24 giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action 25 is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in 26 this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal 27 jurisdiction with…