Dickey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 COLIN RAKER DICKEY, Case No. 25-cv-04580-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. TRANSFER

COUNTY OF FRESNO, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 39 Defendants.

Defendants County of Fresno, City of Fresno, Lisa A. Smittcamp, Kenneth Hahus, and Douglas R. Stokes move to dismiss for improper venue, or in the alternative transfer for improper venue or convenience to the Eastern District of California. Because the bulk of the evidence and underlying events took place in Fresno, and there is a strong local interest in the controversy, the motion to transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) is GRANTED.1 The parties are familiar with the underlying facts at issue, detailed in Dickey v. Davis, 69 F.4th 624, 629–35 (9th Cir. 2023). The facts involve the alleged murder in November 1988, of Marie Caton and Louis Freiri in Fresno, California. Complaint (“Compl.”) [Dkt. No. 1], ¶ 2. The City of Fresno Police Department led the investigation into the…