Diaz
(PC) Hendrix v. Diaz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMAR L. HENDRIX, No. 2:20-cv-1739 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER RALPH DIAZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On September 10, 2020, this action was transferred to the Central District of California, where plaintiff’s claims arose, and two of the defendants are located, and this case was closed. Subsequently, plaintiff filed a motion for relief from the transfer order. Under the circumstances presented here, this case should remain in the Central District of California. As an initial matter, this court no longer has jurisdiction over this action. See Lou v. Belzberg, 834 F.2d 730, 733 (9th Cir. 1987). Transfer of this action, and the end of this court’s jurisdiction, was effective when the Central District Court docketed the case on September 17, 2020. See id. at 733. The appropriate course of action for plaintiff, if any, is to move the Central District Court to transfer…