Coffer v. Crayton

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California transferred Jonathan Christopher Coffer’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action to the Northern District of California. The court determined that the claims appeared to arise in Monterey County and transferred the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) in the interest of justice.

Holdings

1. Because the claims appeared to have arisen in Monterey County, the action should have been filed in the Northern District of California rather than the Eastern District of California.
2. A federal court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct district in the interest of justice, and this action was transferred to the Northern District of California.

Questions Presented

1. Whether venue was proper in the Eastern District of California when the claims appeared to arise in Monterey County, which is located in the Northern District of California.
2. Whether the action should be transferred to the Northern District of California in the interest of justice under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

Disposition

remanded