Kincheloe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 ROBERT KINCHELOE, et al., Case No. 21-cv-00515-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. TRANSFER; GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND;

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., AND DIRECTING SUBMISSION OF

PLAN FOR LITIGATING VALIDITY

Defendant. OF FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE [Re: ECF Nos. 27, 44]

14 Plaintiffs Robert Kincheloe, Vonna Rudine, and Sandra Christafferson filed this collective action against Defendant American Airlines, Inc. for violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. See ECF No. 35 (“FAC”). Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that Defendant has offered less valuable consideration to its older flight attendants than to its remaining flight attendants in exchange for the older flight attendants’ agreement to retire early. Id. ¶¶ 1-2. The Court previously conditionally certified this as a…