USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #: YANDY REYES, individually and on behalf of all DATE FILED:_ 11/13/2024 others similarly situated, and RE: YES LAW PLLC, Plaintiffs, 24-cv-08451 (MMG) -against- ORDER SAVE AMERICAN EDUCATION FUND, et al., Defendants.

MARGARET M. GARNETT, United States District Judge: The Court is in receipt of the November 6, 2024 complaint in this action. See Dkt. No. 1. Although Plaintiff is pro se, Plaintiff is an attorney and thus is not entitled to the special solicitude generally afforded to pro se litigants. Tracy v. Freshwater,

. As an initial matter, Plaintiff alleges that venue is proper in the Southern District of New York because “Defendants reside in the State of New York within the meaning of

(c)” and “because this is the judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claims in this case occurred.” Jd. at J] 6, 7. These allegations are insufficient for the Court to determine whether venue properly lies in this district, particularly since there are no allegations regarding events occurring within the district and other asserted facts specifically reference other locations outside the district (e.g., Plaintiff resides in Queens County, New York, which is located in the Eastern District of New York, and Defendants allegedly reside in Washington, D.C. and Massachusetts). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff must amend the complaint to provide a sufficient factual basis for the assertion of venue or consent to transfer this matter to another district no later than December 13, 2024, or risk dismissal of this action. Dated: November 13, 2024 New York, New York SO ORDERED.

2 CTs MARGARET □□□ GARNETT United States District Judge