Foster
Foster v. Airbnb, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TRAVIS FOSTER, Case No. 25-cv-01365-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
v. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
AIRBNB, INC., Defendant.
Self-represented Plaintiff Travis Foster filed a complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). [Docket Nos. 1, 2.] Plaintiff brings his claim against Defendant Airbnb, Inc. Plaintiff alleges that he rented a property on Defendant’s platform and Defendant agreed to refund Plaintiff $2,633.66. However, Defendant failed to refund Plaintiff. Plaintiff lists his address as Detroit, Michigan, and Defendant’s address as San Francisco, California. Although he states that his case belongs in federal court under federal question jurisdiction, he does not specify a particular federal law or statute he is suing under, and he requests that the case be assigned to the “Small Claims” division of the court. It appears that Plaintiff’s case belongs in California state court,…