J.C.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 J.C., Case No. 20-cv-00155-WHO

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

9 v. DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

10 CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 21, 25, 43, 44, 45, 72 INC., et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 In this suit, plaintiff J.C. sues defendants Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“Choice”), 14 Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“Hilton”) and Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) for 15 claims arising from trafficking her at several hotels in California and Virginia. She brings claims 16 under both the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1595, 17 and the California Trafficking Victims Protection Act (“CTVPA”), Cal. Civ. Code § 52.5. See 18 Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) [Dkt. No. 67]. 19 It appears that the SAC would state a claim under the TVPRA against the local hotels 20 where she was trafficked. But J.C. has sued the hotel chains associated with the local hotels, not 21 the local hotels themselves. …