ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Doc. 19)

SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs Gurkamal Singh ("Singh") and Rosie Sandhu ("Sandhu") (collectively, "Plaintiffs") bring this action challenging the denial of a Petition for Alien Relative (Form 1-130) filed by Plaintiff Sandhu on behalf of her husband, Plaintiff Singh. (See Doc. 1 (Compl.).)

In an order filed August 30, 2018, this Court noted that Plaintiffs' claims challenge the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS")'s administrative actions in Philadelphia. (See Doc. 19.) The Court directed the parties to show cause in writing as to why this action should not be transferred to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), and the parties timely responded. (See Docs. 19, 20, 24.)

Although the allegations in Plaintiffs' complaint suggest that all, or at least a substantial part, of the operative events providing the basis for this action occurred within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which weighs in favor of transfer, it is also the case that Plaintiffs' home forum is within this District (see Doc. 24-1), Defendants have not challenged venue in this District (see Doc. 19 at 5), and no party will be inconvenienced by litigating in this forum because the dispute turns entirely on the administrative record, see Friends of the Earth v. Hintz, 800 F.2d 822, 828 (9th Cir. 1986); see also Doc. 24 at 5. The Court therefore finds that transfer of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) is not warranted, and the August 31, 2018, order to show cause is hereby DISCHARGED.

The Court shall proceed to resolve Defendants' opposed motion to dismiss (Doc. 16), the hearing on which was vacated by the Court's prior order (see Doc. 19). The Court reserves the right to reset a hearing on the motion if it determines oral argument is necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.