Parker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH RIVERS, No. 2:23–cv–1143–KJM–KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE v. LARRY PARKER, et al., Defendants. 16 On June 15, 2023, plaintiff, proceeding without the aid of counsel, filed this action and requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) Plaintiff asserts claims under numerous federal statutes and names as defendants the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky and 15 of its employees. The core of plaintiff’s complaint concerns his treatment by the University’s employees while plaintiff was a doctoral student. (See ECF No. 1.) After carefully reviewing plaintiff’s complaint, the court concludes that the action should be transferred to the Southern Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.1 /// 26 1 This case proceeds before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Orders transferring venue may be issued by a magistrate judge.…