Entrepreneur Media Inc v. Eygn Limited Ernst & Young LLP et al

Filing 42

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings or, in the Alternative, MOTION to Transfer Case to Southern District of New York filed by Defendant Ernst & Young LLP. Motion set for hearing on 12/22/2008 at 08:30 AM before Judge David O. Carter. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Donahue, David)

1 Craig S. Mende, admitted pro hac vice
David A. Donahue, admitted pro hac vice
2 Betsy Judelson Newman, admitted pro hac vice
Grace W. Kang, admitted pro hac vice
3 FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU, P.C.
866 United Nations Plaza
4 New York, New York 10017
Telephone: [phone]
5 Facsimile: [phone]
6 James H. Berry, Jr. (State Bar No. 075834)
Kevin R. Lussier (State Bar No. 143821)
7 BERRY & PERKINS
A Professional Corporation
8 2049 Century Park East, Suite 950
Los Angeles, California 90067-3134
9 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Counsel for Defendant Ernst & Young LLP
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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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15 ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC.,
Plaintiff,
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vs.

18 EYGN Limited, ERNST & YOUNG
LLP and ERNST & YOUNG
19 ADVISORY INC.,
Defendants.
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EYGN Limited and ERNST &
22 YOUNG LLP,
Counterclaim-Plaintiffs,
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Case No. SACV08-0608 DOC
(MLGx)

NOTICE OF ERNST & YOUNG
LLP’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT
ON THE PLEADINGS OR, IN THE
ALTERNATIVE, TO TRANSFER
Date: December 22, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Courtroom: 9D
Judge: Honorable David O. Carter

vs.

25 ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC., a
New York corporation,
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Counterclaim-Defendant.
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NOTICE OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

SACV08-0608 DOC (MLGX)

1 TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 22, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. or as soon

3 thereafter as may be heard, defendant Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) will move
4 for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c) or, in the alternative, to
5 transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), before the Honorable David O. Carter, in
6 Courtroom 9D of the United States District Court for the Central District of California,
7 411 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California 92701. Dismissal is warranted under Fed.
8 R. Civ. P. 19 and/or the Court’s discretion not to entertain actions under the Declaratory
9 Judgment Act because Plaintiff has failed to join a required party. Alternatively, the
10 interest of justice weighs in favor of transfer of this action to the Southern District of
11 New York, where a parallel proceeding is pending.
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This motion is based on this notice; the accompanying Memorandum of Points and

13 Authorities in Support of Ernst & Young’s Motion; the declarations and other evidence
14 filed in support of Ernst & Young’s motion, including the declarations of Victoria
15 Cochrane, Doris Stamml, Larry J. Haynes and Craig S. Mende; all prior pleadings and
16 proceedings in this matter; and all oral and written evidence to be presented at the
17 hearing, if any, on this motion.
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On August 1, October 21 and October 29, 2008, counsel for the parties met and

19 conferred concerning this motion pursuant to Local Rule 7-3.
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DATED: November 12, 2008

Respectfully submitted,

BERRY & PERKINS,
22 A Professional Corporation

FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU, P.C.

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By:____________________________
Craig S. Mende
[e-mail]
David A. Donahue
[e-mail]
Betsy Judelson Newman
[e-mail]
Grace W. Kang
[e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

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Counsel for Defendant Ernst & Young LLP
NOTICE OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

SACV08-0608 DOC (MLGX)