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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT LINDBLAD, No. 2:22-cv-1424-TLN-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 LUNNY, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Proceeding without counsel, plaintiff filed a complaint and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on August 10, 2022. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Because venue does not lie in this district, this action will be transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. If a court determines the appropriate venue for a case lies in another division or district, the court “shall dismiss, or if it be in the interest of justice, transfer such case to any district or division in which it could have been brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). Relatedly, “[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been…