(PS) Jinks-Matthews v. County of Contra Costa Child Support
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OLUBUKANLA JINKS MATTHEWS, No. 2:19-cv-572-TLN-EFB PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA CHILD
SUPPORT; D CLEARY; MELINDA R.
SELF; GILBERT BOYD TARIN; and
ANITA SANTOS; S L SOTO,
16 Defendants.
18 Plaintiff, proceeding in propria persona, filed this action against the County of Contra 19 Costa’s Department of Child Support Services (“CSS”) and four individual defendants who 20 appear to be CSS employees. ECF No. 1 at 1, 8. Shortly after the complaint was filed, plaintiff 21 was ordered to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter 22 jurisdiction and improper venue. ECF No. 3.
That order observed that plaintiff’s sole cause of action is a state law trespass claim arising out of events that occurred in the County of Alameda. The complaint also indicates that 25 all defendants (as well as plaintiff) reside in the County of Contra Costa, which—like the County of Alameda, is within the…