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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAWN JUNIOR CHANDLER, Case No.: 3:23-cv-0829-MMA-DDL

AL5128,

ORDER TRANSFERRING CIVIL

Plaintiff, ACTION FOR LACK OF PROPER vs. VENUE TO THE CENTRAL

DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA,

SOUTHERN DIVISION PURSUANT TODD SPITZER, DAVID VALENTIN, TO 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) AND 28 U.S.C. 16 GAVIN NEWSOM, BRYAN CATES, § 1406(a) Defendants. 18 19 On May 2, 2023, Plaintiff Shawn Junior Chandler, proceeding pro se, and currently incarcerated in Tehachapi, California, filed civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Doc. No. 1 at 1. Plaintiff did not prepay the $402 civil and administrative filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), nor did he move to proceed in forma pauperis. Upon initial review, the Court finds that Plaintiff has filed his case in the wrong venue. Venue may be raised by a court sua sponte where the defendant has not yet filed a responsive…