UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DONNA L. FRIEDEBERG, Plaintiff, -against- 25-CV-8224 (LTS) POLICE DEPARTMENT OF NORWICH TRANSFER ORDER CONNECTICUT; STATE POLICE FORCE OF CONNECTICUT, Defendants. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: Donna L. Friedeberg, of Norwich, Connecticut, brings this action pro se. She sues the Police Department of Norwich, Connecticut, and the State Police Force of Connecticut.1 For the following reasons, the Court transfers this action to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. DISCUSSION The appropriate venue provision for Plaintiff’s claims is found at

(b). Under that provision, unless otherwise provided by law, a federal civil action may be brought in: (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.

(b). For the purposes of this provision, a “natural person” resides in the judicial district where the person is domiciled. § 1391(c)(1).

1 Plaintiff has not signed her complaint. Plaintiff, a resident of Connecticut, sues two Defendants also located in Connecticut. The State of Connecticut constitutes one federal judicial district. See

. Thus, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, and not this court, is a proper venue for this action under Section 1391(b)(1). In addition, the alleged events that are the bases for Plaintiff’s

claims appear to have all taken place in Connecticut; Plaintiff alleges nothing to suggest that any of those events took place within this judicial district. Thus, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, and not this court, is a proper venue for this action under Section 1391(b)(2). Accordingly, this court is not a proper venue for this action and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is the only proper venue for this action. Under

, if a plaintiff files an action in the wrong venue, the Court “shall dismiss, or if it be in the interest of justice, transfer such case to any district or division in which it could have been brought.”

(a). Plaintiff is suing two entities located in Connecticut, arising from events that, Plaintiff alleges, all occurred in Connecticut. Accordingly, as discussed above, the only proper venue for this action is the United States District Court for

the District of Connecticut. In the interest of justice, the Court transfers this action to that court. See

CONCLUSION The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Whether Plaintiff should be permitted to proceed further without prepayment of fees is a determination to be made by the transferee court. A summons shall not issue from this court. This order closes this action in this court. The Court certifies, under

(a)(3), that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and, therefore, in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States,

(1962). SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2025 New York, New York

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge