1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RODNEY N. BOYD JR., 1:25-cv-00858-SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 13 v. CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 14 UNKNOWN OFFICER OF THE L.A.P.D., 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to

. 18 The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity 19 jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all 20 defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which 21 a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part 22 of the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an 23 action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any 24 defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.”

1391(b). 26 In this case, none of the defendants reside in this District. The claim arose in Los Angeles 27 County, which is located in the Central District of California. Therefore, Plaintiff’s claim should 28 have been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the 1 | interest of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in the wrong district to the 2 | correct district. See

(a); Starnes v. McGuire,

(D.C. Cir. 3 | 1974). 4 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United 5 || States District Court for the Central District of California. 6 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. Se g | Dated: _ July 16, 2025 STANLEY A. BOONE 9 United States Magistrate Judge 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 >