Capriole

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

JOHN CAPRIOLE, individually * and on behalf of all others similarly * situated, * * Plaintiff, * * Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-11941-IT v. * * UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and *

DARA KHOSROWSHAHI, *

* Defendants. *

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

March 31, 2020

TALWANI, D.J.

Plaintiff John Capriole brings this action, on his own behalf and on behalf of drivers who have worked in Massachusetts for Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), based on Uber’s alleged misclassification of drivers as independent contractors.1 For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue [#12] to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and a forum selection clause is ALLOWED, and Defendants’ Emergency Motion for a Stay of All Proceedings Pending Resolution of their Motion to Transfer [#53] is DENIED as moot. The court defers ruling on Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [#42] and Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint [#43].

1 Plaintiff also names…