The Flats 9388 LLC v. Key Bank, National Association et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE FLATS 9388 LLC, Case No. 2:25-cv-10571-SB-AGR

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

DISMISSAL FOR IMPROPER

KEY BANK, NATIONAL VENUE

ASSOCIATION et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff, a limited-liability company purportedly located in Laguna Hills, California, filed this lawsuit in the Central District of California alleging a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and asserting various state-law claims based on the foreclosure of a multifamily property located in San Antonio, Texas. Dkt. No. 1. The complaint alleges that “[v]enue is proper for this Court since the Subject Property is located in this district because events or events out of which this action arises and which form the basis for this action arise in this district.” Id. ¶ 13 (errors in original). Plaintiff appears to invoke 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(2), which provides that venue is proper in “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[.]” …