Lawrence Carlton Smith v. Prison Officials

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 In re LAWRENCE CARLTON SMITH, Case No. 20-cv-03233-YGR (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

7 8 9 This action was reassigned from a magistrate judge to the undersigned in light of a recent Ninth Circuit decision.! On May 12, 2020, Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated at California || State Prison — Los Angeles County (“CSP-LAC”), filed a letter with the Court in the instant

13 || matter, which was opened as a civil rights action. On July 6, 2020, Plaintiff filed more documents

v || with the Court, and it seems that he is indicating that he wishes to file a civil rights action against © prison officials at CSP-LAC, which is located in the Western Division of the Central District of Q 16 || California. It appears that Defendants would also reside in that district. Venue, therefore,

= || properly lies in that district and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is ||…