Williams v. Praetorian Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KEVIN B WILLIAMS, Case No. 3:20-cv-04766-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS OR
v. TRANSFER, TRANSFERRING CASE
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendant.
12 The plaintiff estate, for which Kevin B. Williams (“Mr. Williams”) is administrator, alleges that defendant Praetorian Insurance Company (“Praetorian”) failed to pay out on a homeowner’s insurance policy for the decedent’s Georgia residence. For the reasons that follow, there is no personal jurisdiction over Praetorian in this Court. Because both parties request transfer in the alternative to, respectively, dismissing the case or finding jurisdiction, I will transfer this case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. BACKGROUND1 Chauné Marie Williams (“Ms. Williams”) lived in Fairburn, Georgia, with her young son. First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) [Dkt. No. 9] ¶¶ 2, 19. Beginning December 2, 2018, the 22 …