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Defendants' Convenience Justifies Transfer of Venue
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2002
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2002, page 27
California Department of Corrections (CDC) defendants successfully moved to transfer the original venue of a prisoner's civil rights lawsuit to another district - based upon convenience.
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Medical Misconduct,
Civil Procedure,
Venue.
Location:
California.
Lisa Williams, a prisoner at Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) near Fresno, CA sued prison officials for alleged sexual abuse she suffered at ...
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