(PC) Smith v. Elmwood Correctional Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICOLE SMITH, et al. No. 2:23-cv-0620 CKD P Plaintiffs, v. ORDER ELMWOOD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, et al. 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiffs have filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 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, the claims arose in Santa Clara County, which is in the Northern District of 27 …