John H. Thaler v. Brittany Rae Thaler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN H. THALER, CV 21-2892 DSF (ASx) Plaintiff, Order to Show Cause Why Case v. Should not be Dismissed or Transferred to District of BRITTANY RAE THALER, et al., Arizona for Lack of Venue Defendants.

Plaintiff John H. Thaler has filed this suit against 23 defendants. No defendant a resident of California and many are officials or entities of Arizona state and local government. Three defendants have moved for dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff has moved for leave to amend his complaint. A review of the complaint and the proposed amended complaint shows that there is virtually no connection between Plaintiff’s claims and this district, let alone that a “substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim” occurred in this district. The only allegations related to this district – other than vague statements to the effect that similar things were occurring in California as were happening in Arizona – are related to alleged acts that happened around 2014 and are not the basis for any of Plaintiff’s claims. This type of background allegations cannot confer…