Fnu v. The Mission Essential Group LLC

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
San Francisco Division
HAMEEDULLAH FNU,
Plaintiff,
v.
THE MISSION ESSENTIAL GROUP LLC,
Defendant.
Case No. 25-cv-08378-LB
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
Re: ECF No. 1
Fnu Hameedullah, who is representing himself and applied to proceed in forma pauperis, sued
The Mission Essential Group LLC, claiming that he was injured sometime before May 2014 while
working as a translator for Mission Essential (provided services for the U.S. Army) in Kabul,
Afghanistan, and that his injuries prevent him from working and supporting his family.1 The court
screened the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and issued an order identifying deficiencies in
the complaint: the complaint fails to state a claim, is likely time-barred, and provides no facts
showing personal jurisdiction over the defendant or that this district is the proper venue. The court
allowed the plaintiff until November 17, 2025, to supplement the complaint.2 He filed an amended
complaint by the deadline that adds that U.S. soldiers and insurgents kicked him in the head and
1 Compl. – ECF No. 1 at 4–10. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (ECF); pinpoint
citations are to the ECF-generated page numbers at the top of documents.
2 Order – ECF No. 6.
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back, stripped him of his clothing, and insulted him while worked as an interpreter at multiple
U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, which adds nothing to change the court’s earlier analysis.3
No events took place in this district. Thus, venue is proper in a judicial district where the
defendant resides. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Mission Essential is located in New Albany, Ohio, which
is in the Southern District of Ohio.4 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), the court transfers the case to
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 18, 2025
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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge
3 Suppl. – ECF No. 7.
4 Compl. – ECF No. 1 at 1. The Ohio Secretary of State website confirms this. See
https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov/.
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