Soto

I. BACKGROUND

17 Plaintiff Roger Soto initially filed this case in the Eastern District of California in 18 September 2023. Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff is employed by Defendant as a flight attendant. 19 Id. at ¶ 6. He challenges Defendant’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. See id. at ¶¶ 13–26. 20 Plaintiff sought a religious exemption to the policy. See id. at ¶¶ 28–30. Plaintiff alleges that in 21 response Defendant placed him “on an unpaid, unprotected, and unelected leave of absence.” Id. 22 at ¶ 35. Plaintiff brings causes of action for wrongful termination and assault under California 23 law. See id. at ¶¶ 41–59. 24 Defendant United Airlines, Inc. moved to dismiss the complaint, or in the alternative, to 25 transfer venue to the Northern District of Illinois. At the time, Plaintiff opposed the motion in its 26 entirety. See Dkt. No. 16. Ultimately, the court granted the motion in part, transferring the case to 27 the Northern District of California in May 2024. See Dkt. No. 25. Although neither party requested that the case be transferred here, the court reasoned that (1) venue was improper in the Eastern District of California; and (2) transfer to…