Beltran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 XEZAKIA ROUSE, No. 2:21–cv–1085–JAM–KJN PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE LAURA BELTRAN, Defendant. 16 This case comes before the court on plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) with his complaint filed June 21, 2021. (ECF Nos. 1-2.) See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person that is unable to pay such fees). Plaintiff brings this complaint against Laura Beltran, a staff member for a California state Assemblymember, for allegedly improperly sharing plaintiff’s personal contact information with a local city attorney in Napa. The undersigned declines to rule at this time on the IFP motion because an initial review of the complaint indicates that this district, the Eastern District of California, may not be the proper venue for this case. Instead, the court orders plaintiff to show cause why this action /// 27 1…