Lira
Edelson PC v. Lira
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EDELSON PC, Case No. 22-cv-03977-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: VENUE MOTIONS
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 41, 43, 47, 54, 55, 61 DAVID LIRA, et al., Defendants.
12 Edelson PC, the law firm assignee of five families bereaved by the 2018 Lion Air plane crash, sues nine Defendants for an alleged scheme to defraud their settlement funds. (Dkt. No. 1.)1 Seven Defendants move to dismiss for improper venue or to transfer. (Dkt. No. 41; Dkt. No. 43 at 2; Dkt. No. 47; Dkt. No. 54; Dkt. No. 55 at 7–13; Dkt. No. 61; see Dkt. No. 77.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on December 1, 2022, the Court concludes that venue is improper in this District and TRANSFERS this case to the Central District of California. COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS Defendants are each connected in some way to Thomas Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Keese (“GK”), which operated in Los Angeles, California until its collapse in late 2020. Edelson 23…