Jay Williams v. Department of Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-05406-DDP-AJR Date: July 1, 2024 Page 1 of

Title: Jay Williams v. Department of Justice

DOCKET ENTRY: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD

NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

PRESENT:

HONORABLE A. JOEL RICHLIN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

_Claudia Garcia-Marquez_ _______None_______ __None__ Deputy Clerk Court Reporter/Recorder Tape No.

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR

PLAINTIFF: DEFENDANT:

None Present None Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS)

On June 20, 2024, pro se Plaintiff Jay Williams (“Plaintiff”), filed a Civil Rights Complaint (“the “Complaint”) pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). (Dkt. 1.) Plaintiff is currently incarcerated at the Henderson County Jail in Athens, Texas. (Id. at 1.) The Complaint names as the only defendant the U.S. Department of Justice (“Defendant”) located in Washington, D.C. (Id. at 3.) The Complaint contains only very sparse allegations. Plaintiff alleges that “DOJ asserted Jurisdiction…