Sherman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CARLOS SOLANO, Case No.: 1:20-cv-01491-JLT (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

13 v. THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF

CALIFORNIA

14 STEWARD SHERMAN, Warden,

15 Respondent. 16 17 The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity 18 jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all 19 defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which 20 a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part 21 of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action 22 may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant 23 is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 24 In this case,…