Catchings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENNIS DALE CATCHINGS, Case No. 1:19-cv-001356-AWI-SKO

Plaintiff,

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE

v.

16 UNKNOWN U.S. DOJ OFFICIAL, et al., 17 Defendants. 18 _____________________________________/

19 On September 26, 2019, Plaintiff Dennis Dale Catchings, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against Defendants “Unknown U.S. DOJ Official FBI,” “Unknown U.S. DOJ Official US Atty,” and “Unknown U.S. DOJ Official Civil Rights Division,” along with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Docs. 1 & 2.) The complaint purports to allege claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000 for violations of Plaintiff’s Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, apparently arising from Defendants’ alleged failure to investigate complaints of police misconduct. (Doc. 1 at 3, 4.) Defendant “Unknown U.S. DOJ Official FBI” is listed as being employed at “11000 Wilshire Blvd.,” located in Los Angeles California. (Id. at 2.) Defendant “Unknown U.S. DOJ Official US Atty” is listed as being employed…