(PS) Singh v. Target Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 VEER BAHADUR SINGH, No. 2:17-cv-2186-JAM-EFB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER TARGET CORPORATION, Defendant. 15 The court previously granted plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, but dismissed his original complaint with leave to amend pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2). ECF No. 4. Plaintiff subsequently filed a first amended complaint (ECF No. 5), as well as motion to transfer venue (ECF No. 6). I. Motion to Transfer Venue Plaintiff requests that the case be transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California based on his contention that he will not receive a fair trial in this district. ECF No. 6. “For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil matter to any other district or division where it might have been brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The purpose of section 1404(a) is to “prevent the waste of…