Jacobs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOEL RAY JACOBS, Case No. 20-cv-01981-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERS LLC, et DISMISS AND DENYING MOTION TO al., TRANSFER 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 24

13 Before the court is defendants Sustainability Partners LLC (“SP”) and Thomas Cain’s (“Cain” and together with SP, “defendants”) motion to dismiss and motion to transfer venue. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court rules as follows. BACKGROUND On March 20, 2020, Plaintiff Joel Ray Jacobs (“plaintiff”) filed his complaint (“Compl.”) against defendants asserting seven claims: (1) breach of contract; (2) wrongful termination in violation of public policy; (3) violation of California Labor…