(PS) Ferrantino v. World Private Security, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY FERRANTINO, No. 2:18-cv-2338 KJM DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER WORLD PRIVATE SECURITY, INC;

WALMART STORES, INC.,

15 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Anthony Ferrantino is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the court are plaintiff’s motion to transfer and defendant Walmart Inc.’s answer. (ECF Nos. 13 & 17.) I. Plaintiff’s Motion to Transfer On June 25, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to transfer this matter to the Northern District of California. (ECF No. 13.) The one-page motion states in a vague and conclusory manner that the transfer is “in consideration of . . . better conservation of court’s time and resources[.]” (Id.) The motion, however, was not noticed for hearing as required by Local Rule 230. Moreover, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(b), a federal court is authorized to…