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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARL A. WESCOTT, No. 2:22–cv–00179–JAM–KJN PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SUSIE YEE, Defendant. 16 This case comes before the court on plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) with a complaint filed January 27, 2022. (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). The undersigned declines to rule at this time on the IFP motion, however, because an initial review of this action indicates that this case would more efficiently be adjudicated in another district where related litigation is ongoing. Therefore, the court orders plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Plaintiff brings this 10-count complaint for breach of contract against a single defendant, 26 …