1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LAWRENCE A. BROCKMAN, Case No. 2:25-cv-04213-FLA (RAOx)

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

13 v. THE ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT

14 OF NEVADA TIM MADSEN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17

18 19 On April 8, 2025, Plaintiff Lawrence A. Brockman (“Plaintiff”), acting in pro 20 se, filed a complaint (“Action”) in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging 21 professional negligence, elder financial abuse, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary 22 duty, and accounting, related to an approximately $500,000 investment in Nevada 23 laundromats. Dkt. 1-1 at 4, 11–14.1 On May 9, 2025, Defendants Tim Madsen and 24 Martin Augustin (“Defendants”) removed that action to this court, alleging diversity 25 jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). Dkt. 1 at 1–6. 26

27 1 The court cites documents by the page numbers added by the court’s CM/ECF 28 System, rather than any page numbers listed in documents natively. 1 “For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a 2 || district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it 3 | might have been brought or to any district or division to which all parties have 4 | consented.” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). A district court may “transfer a case sua sponte 5 | under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, as codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), so 6 | long as the parties are first given the opportunity to present their views on the issue.” 7 | Costlow v. Weeks, 790 F.2d 1486, 1488 (9th Cir. 1986). 8 Because the witnesses and evidence are mostly located in Nevada, the court 9 | ORDERS the parties to Show Cause (“OSC”) in writing, within fourteen (14) days of 10 | this Order, why the action should not be transferred to the District of Nevada under 11 | the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The parties may file one brief per side, which 12 | shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length. Failure to respond timely may result in 13 | the transfer of this action without further notice from the court. 14 15 IT IS SO ORDERED. 16 17 | Dated: May 28, 2025 18 FERNANDO L. AENLLE-ROCHA United States District Judge 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28