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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DONELL HAYNIE, Case No. 1:20-cv-01663-HBK (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR TO CHANGE VENUE

13 v. (Doc. No. 11) 14 ANNAMARIE ESQUERRA,

ORDER TRANSFERING CASE TO

15 et al., Defendant. SACRAMENTO DIVISION 16 17 Plaintiff, a prisoner, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his Second Amended 18 Complaint filed on September 1, 2022. (Doc. No. 9). Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s 19 motion to change venue filed December 9, 2022. (Doc. No. 11). Plaintiff requests the Court 20 transfer this action to the Sacramento Division of this Court because the events complained of in 21 Second Amended Complaint took place in Amador County, the Defendant resides in Stockton, 22 and all witnesses are in Ione, California. (Id. at 1-2). 23 Title 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) provides venue is appropriate where any defendant resides, 24 where a substantial part of the events or omissions giving raise to the claim occurred, or any 25 district in which a…