Baggett v. Atascadero State Hospital

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ordered that the plaintiff's action be transferred to the Central District of California. The court concluded that the claim arose in San Luis Obispo County and that venue was therefore proper in the Central District under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and 1406(a).

Holdings

1. Venue was improper in the Eastern District of California because the claim arose in San Luis Obispo County, which is within the Central District of California.
2. The action should be transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California in the interest of justice.

Questions Presented

1. Whether venue was proper in the Eastern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
2. Whether the action should be transferred to the Central District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) because it was filed in the wrong district.

Disposition

remanded