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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BILL LIETZKE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF MONTGOMERY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:18-cv-06196-WHO 

ORDER REOPENING THE CASE; 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

Re: Dkt. No. 12

This suit was previously dismissed because plaintiff Bill Lietzke did not comply with 

Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero’s order to file a signed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application or 

pay the filing fee. Dkt. Nos. 8, 11. Lietzke has since filed a signed IFP application which was 

dated December 14, 2018 but which was not filed with the Court until after my Order. See Dkt. 

No. 12. The action is REOPENED. The Clerk is directed to modify the docket accordingly. The 

order of dismissal is VACATED. Dkt. No. 11. 

According to the complaint, Lietzke resides in Montgomery, Alabama, and the events at 

issue took place in Montgomery, Alabama. No later than March 6, 2019, Lietzke is ORDERED 

TO SHOW CAUSE why this case falls within this Court’s jurisdiction and why venue is proper in 

the Northern District of California. Specifically, Lietzke is ordered to show why this case should 

not be dismissed or transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of 

Alabama. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 20, 2019 

William H. Orrick

United States District Judge

Case 3:18-cv-06196-WHO Document 13 Filed 02/20/19 Page 1 of 1