Deacon Corporation, et al. v. Navigators Specialty Insurance Company

Filing 8

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED FOR IMPROPER VENUE (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 3/17/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DEACON CORPORATION, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Case No. 17-cv-01260-SI

NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE
SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED
FOR IMPROPER VENUE

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendant.
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On March 9, 2017, plaintiffs Deacon Corporation and Deacon Holdings, Inc., filed this

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breach of contract action, alleging that defendant Navigators Specialty Insurance Co. owes

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outstanding money on plaintiffs’ claim under its forgery coverage. Docket No. 1.

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Plaintiff asserts that “[v]enue in this district is proper because all defendants reside in this

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State and district within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1391, subd. (b) and (d).” Id. ¶ 4. However,

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plaintiff’s complaint alleges that defendant “is a New York corporation and has its principal place

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of business in Stamford, Connecticut.”

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corporation, “both with their principal place of business in Citrus Heights, California[,]” which is

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located in the Eastern District of California.

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construction of a hotel in El Segundo, California[,]” which is located in the Central District of

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California. See id. ¶ 10. Plaintiff has not alleged any facts that would show that venue is proper in

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this district, the Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391.

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Id. ¶ 2.

Plaintiffs are a California and Delaware

See id. ¶ 1.

Plaintiffs’ “claim concerns the

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Accordingly, plaintiff is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing by no later than

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March 31, 2017, why this case should not be transferred for improper venue. Plaintiff is

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further ORDERED to serve a copy of this Order on defendant/defendant’s counsel no later than

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March 24, 2017.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 17, 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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