Yeomans

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 TRICIA YEOMANS, et al., Case No. 19-cv-00792-EMC

8 Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

9 v. MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

10 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP Docket No. 24 INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 14 I. INTRODUCTION 15 Plaintiffs bring a putative class action against Defendants World Financial Group 16 Insurance Agency Inc. (a California corporation), World Financial Group Inc. (a Florida 17 corporation), and Does 1 to 100 (collectively “Defendants”), alleging violations of the California 18 Labor Code, the California Business and Professional Code, and California Wage Orders (and 19 asserting a claim of unjust enrichment) based on Defendants’ purported misclassification of 20 Plaintiffs as independent contractors, as opposed to employees. Defendants move the Court to 21 transfer the case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia based on forum 22 selection clauses in the parties’ various contracts. 23 …