Bond

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PAUL ANDREW BOND, et al., Case No. 24-cv-03637-JSC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS

v. AND/OR TRANSFER

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 18 Defendants.

12 Plaintiffs Paul A. Bond and Victoria Pike Bond (“the Bonds”) sue the U.S. Forest Service (“the Forest Service”) for its alleged negligence and taking of their property. (Dkt. No. 1.) The Forest Service moves to dismiss the action in its entirety for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and improper venue, and in the alternative, asks the Court to transfer this case to the Eastern District of California. (Dkt. No. 18.) Having carefully reviewed the parties’ briefing and with the benefit of oral argument on December 19, 2024, the Court substitutes the United States of America for defendant Forest Service, dismisses the Fifth Amendment claim, and transfers venue to the Eastern District of California. BACKGROUND I. Complaint Allegations…