(PS) Maqaddem v. Sepe ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LALA MAHA MAQADDEM, No. 2:23-cv-01956-DAD-AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 LOUIS SEPE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, who is proceeding in pro se, filed this case on September 12, 2023 and paid the 18 filing fee. ECF No. 1. The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in 19 (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in 20 which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or 21 omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of 22 the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as 23 provided in this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s 24 personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 25 In this case, the claims arose in Los Angeles California at the Airport Courthouse. ECF 26 No. 1 at 4. The plaintiff lists herself as a resident of Washington DC, and plaintiff identifies the 27 government defendant as residing in Washington DC, and all remaining defendants as residing in 28 Los Angeles, California. Id. at 1-2. It does not appear that any events took place, or any parties 1 | reside, within the Eastern District of California. Therefore, plaintiff's case should have been filed 2 || inthe United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest of justice, 3 || a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 4 | US.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974). 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United 6 || States District Court for the Central District of California. 7 | DATED: October 5, 2023 * 8 Htttenr— Lhar—e_ ALLISON CLAIRE 9 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 1] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28