Pinkston

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GARY PINKSTON, Case No. 25-cv-02908-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v.

DISMISS

CB OPERATIONS, LLC, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff Gary Pinkston sues Defendants CB Operations, LLC and Baz Properties, LLC for their conduct arising out of loans they made to Pinkston to develop real estate in Hawaii. As negotiations relating to the loans proved fruitless and Defendants threatened filing a lawsuit in Illinois, Pinkston filed this lawsuit in this Court asserting several causes of action under California law—even though Defendants are both Illinois companies and the loans at issue relate to property in Hawaii. This is a classic example of an improper anticipatory lawsuit filed in an attempt at forum shopping. Accordingly, finding this matter suitable for resolution without argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Pinkston executed loan agreements with Defendants in June…