Urista
Urista v. Wells Fargo & Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 13 JOSE URISTA, on behalf of himself and Case No.: 20-cv-01689-H-AHG all others similarly situated,
15 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE v.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY and [Doc. No. 8.]
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
18 Defendants.
20 On August 29, 2020, Plaintiff Jose Urista (“Plaintiff”) filed a class action complaint 21 against Defendants Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Defendants”), 22 alleging various claims related to Defendants’ mortgage servicing operations. (Doc. No. 23 1.) On November 3, 2020, Defendants filed a motion to transfer this action to the U.S. 24 District Court for the Western District of Virginia. (Doc. No. 8.) On November 30, 2020, 25 Plaintiff filed a response in opposition to the motion to transfer. (Doc. No. 12.) On 26 December 7, 2020, Defendants filed a reply. (Doc. No. 13.) For the following reasons, 27 the Court denies Defendants’ motion to transfer. 28 Background Plaintiff’s primary…