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14 JUST DETENTION INTERNATIONAL,
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42
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The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial
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district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the
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district is located, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions
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giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action
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is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in
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this action, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal
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jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
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1 In this case, the claim arose in Manistee County, which is in the Western District of
2 | Michigan. Therefore, plaintiffs claim should have been filed in the United States District Court
3 | forthe Western District of Michigan. In the interest of justice, a federal court may transfer a
4 | complaint filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v.
5 | McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).
6 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United
7 | States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
8 | Dated: May 27, 2020
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