1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 QUINTON WATTS, Case No. 24-cv-01789 NC (PR)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER OF TRANSFER 13 v.

14 COUNTY OF COLUSA, 15 Defendant. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, a former prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under

1983, against the County of Colusa. Dkt. No. 1. The complaint seeks damages for the 20 violation of Plaintiff’s rights during criminal proceedings in the County of Colusa.

at 21 3-5. Because the acts complained of occurred in Colusa County, which lies within the 22 venue of the Eastern District of California, see

(b), venue properly lies in 23 that district and not in this one. See

(b). The same is true if Plaintiff 24 were to file a habeas petition challenging that state conviction: the traditional venue is in 25 the district of conviction or sentencing, which is also Colusa County. See Habeas L.R. 26 2254-3(b)(1); Dannenberg v. Ingle,

(N.D. Cal. 1993); Laue v. 1 Nelson,

(N.D. Cal. 1968). 2 Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for 3 the Eastern District of California. See

(a). 4 The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and transfer the entire file to the 5 Eastern District of California. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 DATED: March 27, 2024 NATHANAEL M. COUSINS 8 United States Magistrate Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Order of Transfer PRO-SE\NC\CR 2024\01789Watts_transfer(ED) 26