Melody J. Rodgers v. Judge Sun

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELODY J. RODGERS, et al., ) Case No. CV 22-2418 FMO (PLAx) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT ) PREJUDICE JUDGE SUN, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) 16 On December 28, 2021, plaintiffs initiated this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina by filing a document entitled “Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441” (Dkt. 1-2), accompanied by an “Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs[.]” (Dkt. 1). On April 8, 2022, the court in North Carolina transferred this action to the Central District of California on the grounds that venue was not proper in the Eastern District of North Carolina. (See Dkt. 15, Court’s Order of April 8, 2022). On July 26, 2022, plaintiffs filed the operative First Amended Complaint (Dkt. 26, “FAC”). By order dated June 7, 2023, plaintiffs were ordered to show cause, on or before…