(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 TRANSFERRING CASE v. RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, alleges officers of the Richmond Police Department used excessive force against him in an encounter in Richmond, CA in June of 2020. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff requested leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. (ECF No. 2.) The undersigned noted that the allegations in the complaint center around an encounter in Richmond, and so ordered plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be transferred to the Northern District of California. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff did not respond. For the reasons that follow, the court transfers this case to the Northern District of California for all further proceedings.

1 This case was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Because an order 26 transferring venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C.…