Collins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS J. ZITO, No. 2:23-cv-00004 KJM AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER SEAN K. COLLINS and WILLIAM A.

GOTTLIEB,

15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding in pro se, has paid the filing fee. Docket Notation dated January 3, 2023. The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). In this case, both defendants are in Boston, Massachusetts. ECF No.…