James D. Finley v. California Treatment Facility, et al.

Summary

The court determines that the plaintiff's § 1983 claim arose in Monterey County, which is located in the Northern District of California. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), the court orders the action transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Holdings

1. Venue was improper in the Eastern District of California because the claim arose in Monterey County, which is located in the Northern 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 transfer to the Northern District of California was warranted here.

Questions Presented

1. Whether venue was proper in the Eastern District of California when the claim arose in Monterey County.
2. Whether the action should be transferred to the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) because it was filed in the wrong district.

Disposition

other