(PC) Pittman v. Hagemann et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WILBUR LANN PITTMAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
M. HAGEMANN, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:26-cv-00110-BAM (PC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Plaintiff Wilbur Lann Pittman (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a
civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.)
The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity
jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all
defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial district in which
a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part
of the property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (3) if there is no district in which an
action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any
defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C.
§ 1391(b).
In this case, the claims appear to have arisen in San Diego County, which is in the
Southern District of California. Therefore, Plaintiff’s claims should have been filed in the United
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States District Court for the Southern District of California. In the interest of justice, a federal
court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. §
1406(a); Ravelo Monegro v. Rosa, 211 F.3d 509, 512 (9th Cir. 2000).
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United
States District Court for the Southern District of California.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 13, 2026 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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