Reed
Reed v. Scully
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAMECUS REED, Case No. 1:22-cv-00085-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER TRANSFERING CASE TO
SACRAMENTO DIVISION
v. (Doc. No. 1) JAN SCULLY, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner, initiated this pro se action by filing a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff is incarcerated at Valley State Prison, which is located in Chowchilla, California and within the venue of the Fresno Division of this Court. Plaintiff’s complaint, however, alleges a “due process violation” against Defendant Jan Scully, who is identified as the “District Attorney of Sacramento County” stemming her alleged refusal to provide Plaintiff with records and evidence to file a post-conviction appeal. (See generally Id.). Because the events giving rise to the cause of action allegedly occurred in Sacramento County and defendant resides in Sacramento County, Plaintiff should have filed his complaint in the Sacramento Division of this Court. See…