Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEQUOYAH DESERTHAWK KIDWELL, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-0639 JLT GSA also known as JASON SCOTT HARPER, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO Plaintiff, ) CHANGE VENUE WITHOUT PREJUDICE ) v. ) (Doc. 18) ) STU SHERMAN, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) )

Plaintiff seeks to hold several individuals connected to the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and Corcoran State Prison liable for violations of his civil rights. (Doc. 1-1.) He initiated this action by filing a complaint in the Sacramento Superior Court, which the defendants removed to the Eastern District. (Doc. 1.) Upon review of the allegations, the Sacramento Division transferred the action to the Fresno Division because “the alleged violations took place in Kings County, which is part of the Fresno Division….” (Doc. 3 at 1.) Plaintiff requests a…