FLETCHER
FLETCHER v. BAGHRI HOTELS INC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
KAREN FLETCHER and HOWARD
HERSHIPS,
23cv1714 (EP) (JBC) Plaintiffs, v. MEMORANDUM ORDER BAGHRI HOTELS, INC., et al., Defendants.
PADIN, District Judge.
On March 20, 2023, Plaintiffs Karen Fletcher and Howard Herships, appearing pro se and seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), D.E. 1-1, filed this action against Defendants Baghri Hotels, Inc., Sunita Kapoor, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc, D.E. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiffs bring a combination of federal- and California-based claims. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), this Court has a statutory obligation to screen the Complaint. After careful review of the Complaint, the Court concludes that venue is not properly laid in this District. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Northern District of California, where Plaintiffs’ IFP request and a full screening on the merits is proper. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) provides that venue is proper in: (1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the…