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Doe v. JetBlue Airways Corp.

JetBlue Case Is Transferred to Massachusetts Where Alleged Sexual Assaults Took Place

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Plaintiffs Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 bring this action against Defendants JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”), Eric Johnson, and Dan Watson. Plaintiffs, who are JetBlue flight attendants, allege that while on layover at a hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 9, 2018, Defendants Johnson and Watson, who are JetBlue pilots, sexually assaulted or attempted to sexually assault them, and that JetBlue took no corrective action after Plaintiffs reported the incident. Plaintiffs assert claims of discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation under federal, state, and local law against all Defendants as well as various tort claims against Johnson and Watson individually. Before the court are Defendants’ motions to dismiss for improper venue, lack of jurisdiction, and failure to state a claim. (See JetBlue Mot. to Dismiss (“JetBlue Mot.”) (Dkt. 34); Johnson Mot. to Dismiss (“Johnson Mot.”) (Dkt. 30); Watson Mot. to Dismiss (“Watson Mot.”) (Dkt. 35).) For the reasons that follow, the court agrees with Defendants that venue in the Eastern District of New York is improper, and transfers this case to the District of Massachusetts. The court defers decision on the merits of Defendants’ motions to the transferee court. I. BACKGROUND A. Facts1 Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 are JetBlue flight attendants based, at all relevant times, out of Boston. (See Am. Compl.

10-11; 14; see also Decl. of Michael Fiske (“Fiske Decl.”) (Dkt. 34-2) at

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