Ernest Godfrey Logan, Jr. v. Metro Transit Association

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERNEST GODFREY LOGAN, Jr., No. 2:25-cv-02551-DAD-SCR 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 METRO TRANSIT ASSOCIATION, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint and motion to proceed in forma pauperis on 18 September 5, 2025. ECF Nos. 1 & 2. This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to Local 19 Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Venue does not lie in this District. For the following 20 reasons, the Court will transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Central 21 District of California. 22 The caption of the complaint states “Central District of California.” Id. at 1. Plaintiff lists 23 his address as Los Angeles, California. Id. Plaintiff names as a defendant the Metro Transit 24 Association (MTA) of Los Angeles. Id. at 1. Plaintiff complains of the actions of an MTA bus 25 driver. Id. at 2. The factual allegations are unclear, but Plaintiff appears to allege that the bus 26 driver stole his wallet. …