Ernest Godfrey Logan Jr. v. Wells Fargo Bank, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERNEST GODFREY LOGAN JR., Case No. 2:25-cv-03554-TLN-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE WELLS FARGO BANK, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Ernest Godfrey Logan Jr. is proceeding in this action pro se and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.1 (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons that follow, the Court will transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Central District of California because venue is not proper in this district. I. VENUE The general federal venue statute pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all

This matter proceeds before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, and Local Rule 302(c). An order addressing venue transfer does not address the merits of the case and is a non-dispositive matter that falls within the…