Hill
Hill v. Rivera
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CYMEYON V. HILL,
Case No. 21-cv-05638-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF TRANSFER v. 9 DR. CRAIG LAUREAU, et al., 10 Defendants.
Plaintiff, a civil detainee currently in custody at California State Prison - Sacramento (“CSP-Sacramento”), filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dkt. 1. Thereafter, he filed an amended complaint, which is the operative complaint in this action. Dkt. 3. In his amended complaint, plaintiff alleges claims arising out of Patton State Hospital, where he was previously incarcerated. See id. Plaintiff has also filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. 4. “For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought or to any district or division to which all parties have consented.” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Venue for this…