Adam
Janice Adam v. CaringBridge, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JANICE ADAM, Case No. 25-cv-06042-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. TRANSFER
CARINGBRIDGE, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 17, 18 Defendant.
12 In this putative class action, defendant CaringBridge, Inc. (“CaringBridge”) seeks to transfer this case from the Northern District of California (the “Northern District”) to a suitable state or federal court in Minnesota, where it is incorporated and headquartered. If venue is proper, alternatively, it seeks to dismiss plaintiff Janice Adam’s (“plaintiff”) complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Because plaintiff assented to a forum selection clause requiring disputes against CaringBridge to be brought in Minnesota, I agree that transfer to the District of Minnesota under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) is proper. Accordingly, CaringBridge’s motion to transfer is GRANTED; I decline to reach the merits of…