Briggs
Briggs v. Juul Labs Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GRACE BRIGGS, Case No. 21-cv-08811-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE
JUUL LABS INC., Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendant.
12 Grace Briggs alleges that JUUL Labs, Inc. discriminated, harassed, and retaliated against her during the course of her employment. JUUL’s motion to transfer the case pursuant to 28 U.S. C. § 1404(a) is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 10.) After carefully considering the parties’ written submissions, and having had the benefit of oral argument on March 17, 2022, the Court concludes that transfer to the Eastern District of North Carolina is appropriate. BACKGROUND A. Factual Allegations Grace Briggs, a former JUUL employee, resides in Smithfield, North Carolina. (Dtk. No. 1 ¶¶ 1, 6.) She is a 51-year-old African American woman who began working for Juul in September 2017. (Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 6, 23.) When JUUL hired…