Latour v. A1 Towing

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California determined that the plaintiff's civil rights claim arose in San Mateo 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 San Mateo County, which is located in the Northern District of California.
2. The action should be transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in the interest of justice.

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 San Mateo County.

Disposition

other