J.C.
J.C. v. Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 J.C., Case No. 20-cv-00155-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO
v. DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 21, 25, 43, 44, 45, 72 INC., et al., 11 Defendants.
12 In this suit, plaintiff J.C. sues defendants Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“Choice”), Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“Hilton”) and Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) for claims arising from trafficking her at several hotels in California and Virginia. She brings claims under both the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1595, and the California Trafficking Victims Protection Act (“CTVPA”), Cal. Civ. Code § 52.5. See Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) [Dkt. No. 67]. It appears that the SAC would state a claim under the TVPRA against the local hotels where she was trafficked. But J.C. has sued the hotel chains associated with the local hotels, not the local hotels themselves. …