Petersen v. Sur La Table, Inc.

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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Central District of California. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 8/29/2011. (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/30/2011)

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Scott Jacobs, SBN 81980
[e-mail]
Brandon Corbridge, SBN 244934
[e-mail]
REED SMITH LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514

James R. Patterson, SBN 211102
HARRISON PATTERSON & O’CONNOR LLP
402 West Broadway, 29th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone:
Facsimile:

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

213.457.8000
213.457.8080

Telephone:
Facsimile:

619.756.6990
619.756.6991

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Attorneys for Defendant
SUR LA TABLE, INC.

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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REED SMITH LLP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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LINDA PETERSEN, an individual, on behalf of
herself and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.

No.: 3:11-cv-01254-CRB
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TRANSFERRING ACTION TO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA, 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

SUR LA TABLE, INC., a Washington
corporation; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO TRANSFER CASE

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WHEREAS, on February 16, 2011, Amanda Georgino filed a class action complaint in the

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Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC455406, on behalf of herself and

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a proposed statewide class consisting of all persons in California from whom Defendant Sur La

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Table, Inc. (“Sur La Table”) requested and recorded personal identification information in

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conjunction with a credit card transaction (the “Georgino Action”).

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WHEREAS, on March 15, 2011, Plaintiff Linda Petersen (“Plaintiff”) filed the Complaint in

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this action on behalf of herself and a proposed statewide class consisting of all persons from whom

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Sur La Table requested and recorded personal identification information in conjunction with a credit

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card transaction in California.

REED SMITH LLP

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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WHEREAS, on April 25, 2011, the Georgino Action was removed to the United States
District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. CV11-03522 MMM/JEM;
WHEREAS, the parties to this action believe that the interest of justice, including the interest

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in judicial economy, would be best served by transferring this action to the United States District

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Court for the Central District of California where the first-filed Georgino Action is pending;

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THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and respectfully request that the Court transfer

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this action to the United States District Court for the Central District of California pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1404(a).

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
DATED: August 26, 2011

REED SMITH LLP

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By

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DATED: August 26, 2011

/s/ Scott H. Jacobs
Scott H. Jacobs
Brandon W. Corbridge
Attorneys for Defendant
SUR LA TABLE, INC.

HARRISON PATTERSON & O’CONNOR LLP

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By

/s/ James R. Patterson
James R. Patterson
Attorneys for Plaintiff
LINDA PETERSEN

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ECF ATTESTATION

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I, Scott H. Jacobs, am the ECF User whose ID and Password are being used to file this:

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TRANSFERRING ACTION
TO UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA, 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

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In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that James R. Patterson concurred
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in this filing.
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Dated: August 26, 2011

REED SMITH LLP

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REED SMITH LLP

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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By: /s/ Scott H. Jacobs
Scott H. Jacobs

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that this matter is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central

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District of California. 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); see Bennet v. Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., et al., No. 11-

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02220, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79973 (N.D. Cal. Jul. 22, 2011).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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