Mata

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL JOHNSON, No. 2:22-cv-0613 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER LT. J. MATA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a federal inmate formerly housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Herlong, California (“FCI Herlong”), filed this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Defendant Mata moved for an order dismissing the case based on venue, or in the alternative, summary judgment based on plaintiff’s alleged failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and argued Mata is entitled to qualified immunity. (ECF No. 34.) As discussed below, defendant’s motion is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff initially filed this action in the Central District of California. (ECF No. 1.) On April 5, 2022, the Central District Court found that venue was proper in the Eastern District of California, transferred the action, and stayed defendant’s motion…