Doe
Doe v. Spahn
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division JANE DOE, individually and on behalf of Case No. 21-cv-04007-LB those similarly situated, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE Plaintiff, 13 v. Re: ECF No. 47
CAROL SPAHN,
15 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION In this putative class action, the plaintiff, who formerly lived in Berkeley, California, but now lives in North Carolina, claims that the Peace Corps discriminates against those with disabilities by improperly denying medical clearances.1 The government moved to dismiss or transfer the case to the District of Columbia on grounds that venue is improper or inconvenient in this district.2 It also moved to dismiss or strike the class claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) or 12(f), respectively, but asked the court to defer ruling on those motions in favor of the transferee court if the court transferred the case. Venue is proper in this district because the plaintiff…