Hodgson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ERIC HODGSON, No. 2:20-cv-00650-KJM-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER RANDLE ROPER, et al., Defendants. 15 In this dispute over plaintiff’s involvement in a joint business venture with the individual defendants, defendants move to dismiss all claims based on lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim or, in the alternative, move to transfer venue to the District of Delaware. For the foregoing reasons, the court GRANTS the motion to dismiss in part, DENIES it in part, and DENIES the motion to transfer venue. I. BACKGROUND The First Amended Complaint alleges that in February 2018, defendant Randle Roper asked plaintiff to participate in a new business venture, Vacaya LLC (“Vacaya”), which was to produce and sell LGBT cruises and resort vacations. First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) ¶¶ 13, 20, ECF No. 14. Defendants Patrick Gunn, John Finen and Tracy Terrill were also equity partners in the venture. Id. ¶ 19. In…