Chen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIARA HOLMES, No. 2:24-cv-00013 DJC AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER YouTube, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a citizen of Louisiana who is proceeding in pro se, has paid the filing fee and filed a complaint naming multiple defendants. ECF No. 2. Plaintiff does not know the address of several defendants, but names at least two defendants, YouTube and Alphabet Inc., which are located in San Mateo County and Santa Clara County, respectively. Plaintiff also names Google LLC, but identifies its location as that of a separate entity which she identifies as its registered agent, Corporation Service Company, located Sacramento County. ECF No. 1 at 7. Plaintiff’s complaint concerns a video uploaded to YouTube and plaintiff’s interactions with the companies. The federal venue statute provides that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the…