Su

I. INTRODUCTION

14 This action was initially filed in the Superior Court of the State of California for the 15 County of San Francisco on March 3, 2023. In the original complaint, plaintiff Sung Jin Su 16 named as defendants World Kuk Sool Association, Inc. (“Association”) and WKSA, LLC 17 (“WKSA”) and Does 1-25. Defendants removed the action to this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 18 1441(b) on the basis of diversity jurisdiction and brought a motion to dismiss under Rules12(b)(2) 19 and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or to transfer the action to the Southern 20 District of Texas under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Dkt. no. 11. Upon completion of briefing on that 21 motion, Su filed a First Amended Complaint, rendering Defendants’ motion moot. 22 Defendants then filed a renewed motion addressing the FAC, again asserting that there is 23 no personal jurisdiction over the Association and WKSA and that Su fails to state a claim under 24 Rule 12(b)(6). In the alternative, Defendants requested a transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to the 25 Southern District of Texas. Dkt. no. 28 (Motion to: (1) Dismiss the First Amended Complaint for 26 Lack of Personal Jurisdiction [Fed. R.…