CDCR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDEN WILLIE ISELI, No. 2:25-cv-1837 CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION,

15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 10, 2025, plaintiff’s complaint concerning an alleged data breach and family visiting issues was dismissed, and plaintiff was granted leave to file an amended complaint. On October 27, 2025, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint claiming that his family visiting allegations were supposed to be sent to the Northern District of California, but would, if possible, like to proceed with the family visiting issues in this court. (ECF No. 11 at 1.) The federal venue statute provides that 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…