Jonathan Christopher Coffer v. Jose Duron, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California determined that the plaintiff's § 1983 claim arose in Monterey County, within the Northern District of California. The court transferred the action to the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

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. When a civil action is filed in the wrong federal district, the court may transfer it to the proper district in the interest of justice under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

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 Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) because the claim arose in Monterey County.

Disposition

other