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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 TRANSFER CASE 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 the Northern District of California where related litigation is ongoing. On April 12, 2022, the undersigned ordered plaintiff to show cause within 14 days why this action should not be transferred to that court under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). (ECF No. 3.) That deadline passed without a response from plaintiff. Accordingly, the court…