Flores
Flores v. USA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUANA FLORES, Case No. 1:23-cv-01742-NODJ-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
v. FOR IMPROPER VENUE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al. (Doc. 1)
Defendants.
TWENTY-ONE-DAY DEADLINE
16 17 BACKGROUND On December 20, 2023, Plaintiff Juana Flores (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under the Federal Torts Claim Act for personal injuries against Defendants the United States of America, the United States Postal Service, Jonathan Daniel Douglas Elysee, and unnamed Doe Defendants (hereinafter collectively “Defendants”). (Doc. 1). Upon its initial review of the complaint, the Court preliminarily questions whether the action was commenced in an appropriate venue. In her complaint, Plaintiff pleads, “[v]enue is proper in the Central District of California because the negligent acts giving rise to the Federal Tort Claim alleged herein occurred within the Central District of…