Scannichio

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARGARET BROOKS, No. 2:25-cv-3696 TLN AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER HON. REGINA SCANNICHIO, 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, and 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 and/or due to the absence of personal jurisdiction. Although plaintiff asks that her county of residence remain private in the complaint, filings in contemporaneous actions list her hometown as Monterey, California. See ECF No. 1 at 1, 7; Brooks v. United States et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-03693-DC-SCR (E.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2025),…