Sell

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 NICOLET SELL, Case No. 21-cv-10064-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v.

DISMISS OR TRANSFER VENUE

SAMUEL A. YOUNG, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff Nicolet Sell sued Defendants Samuel A. Young and Voltage Vessels, LLC, alleging that Defendants made misrepresentations to induce Sell to invest $200,000 in Voltage Vessels. See Compl. (dkt 1-3). Defendants removed the case to federal court, as Sell resides in California, both defendants reside in Hawaii, and the case meets the amount-in-controversy requirement. See Notice of Removal (dkt. 1). Defendants move to dismiss for improper venue or transfer to the District of Hawaii. See Mot. (dkt. 8). Finding oral argument unnecessary, the Court DENIES the motion. Sell alleges that Young visited California in October 2019, at which point the two met and began a romantic relationship, and then “[s]hortly thereafter” the two “came up with the idea of manufacturing an electric jet…