Brosnan v. Experian Holdings, Inc. et al

Filing 25

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 1/4/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN BROSNAN,

Case No. 16-cv-06508-SI

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE
SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED

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EXPERIAN HOLDINGS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On December 23, 2016, defendants Experian Holdings, Inc. and Experian Information

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Solutions, Inc. (“Experian Defendants”) filed a motion to transfer venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1404. Docket No. 16. Experian Defendants ask that this case be transferred to the Central

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District of California, where over 40 class action lawsuits have been consolidated before the

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Honorable Andrew J. Guilford in In re Experian Data Breach Litigation. Id. at 1.

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Plaintiff seems to be in agreement with Experian Defendants. Plaintiff, who appears pro

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se, sought permission to file this lawsuit from the Honorable William Alsup of this district. Case

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No. 15-mc-80297, Docket No. 1. Following Judge Alsup’s grant of the request, plaintiff filed a

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notice of related case on May 5, 2016. Plaintiff informed the Court of the related case of Bhuta v.

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Experian, No. 8:15-cv-01592-AG-DFM, in the Central District of California, and asked the Court

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to transfer plaintiff’s case “to the same judge assigned to the Bhuta v. Experian case.” Case No.

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15-mc-80297, Docket No. 5.

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Defendant T-Mobile USA, Inc. has answered plaintiff’s complaint and as yet has taken no
position on the requests to transfer venue. See Docket Nos. 9, 12.

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Accordingly, the parties are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing no later than

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January 10, 2017, why this case should not be transferred. If the parties do not respond by

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January 12, 2017, this action will be transferred to the Central District of California for further

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proceedings.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 4, 2017
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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