Gamal Soloman v. Judge Barbara M. Scheper, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ordered the transfer of Gamal Soloman’s action to the Central District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). The court concluded that the alleged events concerning the loss and sale of plaintiff’s Woodland Hills residence occurred in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, making the Central District the proper venue.

Holdings

1. Venue was improper in the Eastern District of California because the material events and property giving rise to the action were located in Los Angeles County and Orange County, which fall within the Central District of California.
2. A federal court may transfer an action filed in the wrong district to the proper district in the interest of justice, and this action was transferred to the Central District of California.

Questions Presented

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

Disposition

other