Margaret Brooks v. United States, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARGARET BROOKS, No. 2:25-cv-3693-DC-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER UNITED STATES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint and motion to proceed in forma pauperis on December 23, 2025. ECF Nos. 1 & 2. This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The allegations suggest that venue is improper in this District. The allegations also suggest that the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over Defendants. For the following reasons, the Court orders Plaintiff to show cause as to why this action should not be dismissed due to improper venue or due to the absence of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff lists her address as Monterrey, California. ECF No. 1 at 1. Plaintiff names as Defendants an individual located in Wisconsin, two individuals located in either Minnesota or Texas, one individual in Illinois, his Illinois-based counsel, the Circuit Court…