(PC) Tan v. Yuba County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH EDWARD TAN, 1:24-cv-00138 HBK (PC)

Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRANSFERING CASE TO

SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE

YUBA COUNTY JAIL, et al., EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AND CLOSING CASE IN FRESNO

Defendants. DIVISION 16 17 Plaintiff, a prisoner, initiated this pro se action on January 31, 2024 by filing a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 accompanied with an application to proceed in forma pauperis and motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. Nos. 1, 2, 3). Because the events giving rise to the cause of action occurred in the Yuba County Jail, which is located in Marysville, California, Plaintiff should have filed his complaint in the Sacramento Division of this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b); see also Ziegler v. Indian River County, 64 F.3d 470, 474 (9th Cir. 1995) (reviewing federal court jurisdiction and venue in a § 1983 action). Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been…