(PS) Gentle v. Richmond Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTOINE MARQUISE GENTLE, No. 2:22–cv–945–KJM–KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

RE: TRANSFER TO NORTHERN DISTRICT

v. OF CALIFORNIA RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, alleges multiple claims against the Richmond Police Department. Plaintiff alleges officers of the Department used excessive force against him in an encounter in Richmond, CA in June of 2020. He raises claims under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. (ECF No. 1.) Given the location of these events, the court turns to an analysis of venue. Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1404(a) states: “For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought . . . .” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The purpose of Section 1404 is “to prevent the waste of time, energy, and money and to protect litigants,…