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

Filing 37

DECLARATION of John Lewis IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YELP! INC.S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE (28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)) MOTION to Transfer Case to Northern District of California, San Francisco Division 25 filed by Plaintiffs Astro Appliance Service, Bleeding Heart, LLC, California Furnishings, Inc., Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, Inc., Celibre, Inc, J.L. Ferri Entertainment, Inc., Le Petite Retreat Day Spa, LLC, San Francisco Bay Boat Cruises, LLC, Wag My Tail, Inc., Zodiac Restaurant Group, Inc.. (Beck, Jared)

1 THE WESTON FIRM

2 JACK FITZGERALD (257370) 3 888 Turquoise Street
San Diego, CA 92109 4 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] 5 [e-mail] 6 [e-mail]

GREGORY S. WESTON (239944)

7 BECK & LEE BUSINESS TRIAL LAWYERS 8 JARED H. BECK (233743) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Case No: 2:10-cv-01340-VBF-SS Pleading Type: Class Action DECLARATION OF JOHN LEWIS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO 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 ELIZABETH LEE BECK (233742) 28 West Flagler Street, Suite 555 Miami, FL 33130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Classes

17 CATS AND DOGS ANIMAL HOSPITAL,

INC.; ASTRO APPLIANCE SERVICE; BLEEDING HEART, LLC; CALIFORNIA FURNISHINGS, INC.; CELIBRÉ, INC.; J.L. FERRI ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; LE PETITE RETREAT DAY SPA, LLC; SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOAT CRUISES, LLC; WAG MY TAIL, INC.; and ZODIAC RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs,

26 YELP! INC., Defendant. 27 28

Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, Inc.et al. v. Yelp! Inc., Case No. 2:10-cv-01340-VBF-SS DECLARATION OF JOHN LEWIS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

1 DATED: April 19, 2010 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Respectfully Submitted, /s/Jared H. Beck Jared H. Beck THE WESTON FIRM GREGORY S. WESTON JACK FITZGERALD 888 Turquoise Street San Diego, California 92109 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 480 247 4553 BECK & LEE BUSINESS TRIAL LAWYERS JARED H. BECK ELIZABETH LEE BECK Courthouse Plaza Building 28 West Flagler Street, Suite 555 Miami, FL 33130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 786 664 3334 Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Classes

2 Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, Inc.et al. v. Yelp! Inc., Case No. 2:10-cv-01340-VBF-SS DECLARATION OF JOHN LEWIS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE