Valerie Flores v. Amber Vang

DISCUSSION

The applicable venue provision for Plaintiff’s claims is found at 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), which provides that, unless otherwise provided by law, a federal civil action must be brought in: (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.

1 Plaintiff did not sign her complaint, but signed her in forma pauperis application. 2 On the first page of her complaint, Plaintiff requests that the court “seal the entire case.” (ECF 1, at 1.) This Court defers to the transferee court as to whether to seal any documents filed in this action. In the meantime, to preserve Plaintiff’s confidentiality while the transferee court reviews the complaint, this Court has directed the Clerk of…