Coffer v. Duron
- 5:25-cv-08137
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 2
In Coffer v. Duron, the court transferred the case to the Northern District of California because venue was improper.
The transfer affects Jonathan Christopher Coffer and the defendants by moving the case from the Eastern District of California to the Northern District of California.
What happened
Jonathan Christopher Coffer sued Jose Duron and others under a federal civil-rights law. The opinion says the claim arose in Monterey County, which is in the Northern District of California.
The court concluded that the case should have been filed there. It transferred the matter to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California rather than dismissing it.
The opinion does not identify the magistrate judge by name; the court ordered the transfer on September 16, 2025.
The detailed version
- Coffer v. Duron · No. 5:25-cv-08137
- Sept. 17, 2025
Background
Jonathan Christopher Coffer, a state prisoner proceeding without a lawyer, filed a civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Jose Duron and others. The opinion states that the claim arose in Monterey County, California.
Venue analysis
The court discussed the federal venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), which identifies the federal districts where a civil action may be brought. Because the claim arose in Monterey County, the court determined that the proper district was the Northern District of California.
Disposition
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), a federal court may transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district when doing so serves the interests of justice. The court ordered that the matter be transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The opinion does not name the magistrate judge who issued the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.