Thomas Cirafici v. The City of Ithaca, and Ithaca City School District

968 F.2d 1220 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Thomas CIRAFICI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF ITHACA, and Ithaca City School District, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16099. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 24, 1992. * Decided July 1, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Thomas Cirafici appeals pro se the district court's denial of his motion to transfer his action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The district court dismissed his action against the City of Ithaca and Ithaca City School District for lack of personal jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 We review the district court's denial of a motion to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1404 (a) or 1406(a) for abuse of discretion. Lou v. Belzberg, 834 F.2d 730, 734 (9th Cir.1987) (section 1404(a)), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 993 (1988);…