Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, Inc. v. Yelp! Inc.

Filing 25

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Northern District of California, San Francisco Division filed by Defendant Yelp! Inc.. Motion set for hearing on 5/10/2010 at 01:30 PM before Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum Memorandum of Points & Authorities, # 2 Declaration Declaration of Bryan Byrne, # 3 Exhibit Exh A to Byrne Declaration, # 4 Exhibit Exh B to Byrne Declaration, # 5 Exhibit Exh C to Byrne Declaration, # 6 Exhibit Exh D to Byrne Declaration, # 7 Exhibit Exh E to Byrne Declaration, # 8 Exhibit Exh F to Byrne Declaration, # 9 Declaration Declaration of Matthew D. Brown, # 10 Exhibit Exh A to Brown Declaration, # 11 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Brown, Matthew)

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COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP MICHAEL G. RHODES (116127) ([e-mail]) MATTHEW D. BROWN (196972) ([e-mail]) BENJAMIN KLEINE (257225) ([e-mail]) 101 California Street 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-5800 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP SARAH R. BOOT (253658) ([e-mail]) 4401 Eastgate Mall San Diego, CA 92121-1909 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant YELP! INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION CATS AND DOGS ANIMAL HOSPITAL, INC., et al., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. YELP! INC., Defendant. CHRISTINE LaPAUSKY d/b/a D'AMES DAY SPA, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, v. YELP! INC., Defendant.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEF. YELP'S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE CASE NOS. CV 10-01340 & 10-01578 VBF (SSX)

Case No. CV 10-01340 VBF(SSx) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT YELP INC.'S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE (28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)) Hearing Date: May 10, 2010 Hearing Time: 1:30 p.m. Judge: Hon. Valerie Baker Fairbank Case No. CV 10-01578 VBF (SSx)

Plaintiffs,

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This motion of Defendant Yelp! Inc. ("Yelp") to transfer venue to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California was heard on May 10, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in this Court. Counsel for Yelp and for Plaintiffs were in attendance and presented oral arguments. Having considered the parties' papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, oral argument, and all other pleadings and papers on file herein, the Court finds as follows: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), for the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interests of justice, the above-captioned actions should be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where the above-captioned actions might have been brought. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. 2. Yelp's Motion to Transfer Venue (28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)) is The Clerk is directed to transfer the above-captioned actions (Case No. GRANTED; and CV 10-01340 VBF(SSx) and Case No. CV 10-01578 VBF (SSx)) to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

_______________________________ Honorable Valerie Baker Fairbank United States District Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEF. YELP'S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE CASE NOS. CV 10-01340 & 10-01578 VBF (SSX)