Karlen
Karlen v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GERARD KARLEN, et al., Case No. 22-cv-02127-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO TRANSFER
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 7 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al., Defendants.
12 Plaintiffs, proceeding without representation by a lawyer, sue Wells Fargo for discriminatory housing practices. (Dkt. No. 1.) Before the Court are Wells Fargo’s motions to transfer and dismiss. (Dkt. Nos. 7, 11.) After carefully considering the parties’ briefing, and having had the benefit of oral argument on July 14, 2022, the Court GRANTS the motion to transfer and accordingly declines to rule on the motion to dismiss, as explained below. COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS Ms. Karlen, who is Black, owns a home at 10 Pheasant Lane in Westport, Connecticut and lives there with her husband, Mr. Karlen. Plaintiffs filed suit in this District against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) and Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2007-2 Trust (“the Trust”). (Dkt. No. 1.) They allege that Wells Fargo…