Eric Anthony Rodriguez v. Nieves

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ordered the transfer of Eric Anthony Rodriguez’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action to the Central District of California. The court determined that the defendants and alleged events were located in Los Angeles County, making the Central District the proper venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), and transferred the matter under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

Holdings

1. Venue was improper in the Eastern District of California because the defendants were located in Los Angeles County and the claim arose there, 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 or whether the action should be transferred to the Central District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

Disposition

remanded