Brown v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
691 P.2d 272 (1984)
Three employees (plaintiffs) sued their employer, Myers, and related entities (defendants) in Alameda County, alleging race discrimination and retaliatory firing through FEHA violations along with related claims for wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress, all arising from the same firings. Myers moved to transfer venue to Sacramento County, where its principal place of business and several individual defendants were located, since no defendant resided in Alameda County; the trial court granted the transfer, and the employees sought review.
Whether the California Fair Employment and Housing Act's special venue provision applies to a complaint alleging both FEHA violations and other causes of action, so long as all the claims arise from the same set of facts.