Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Maita Chevrolet Geo

Filing 9

STIPULATION AND ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 11/23/11. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/23/2011)

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ERIC C. BELLAFRONTO, Bar No. 162102
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor
San Jose, California 95113.2303
Telephone:
408.998.4150
Facsimile:
408.288.5686
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
MAITA CHEVROLET GEO

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMISSION,
Plaintiff,

Case No. CV 11 4815 PJH
STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE
AND ORDER

v.
MAITA CHEVROLET GEO,
Defendant.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the parties, the

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and Maita Chevrolet Geo (“Maita”), by and

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through their respective attorneys, Cindy O’Hara for the EEOC and Eric C. Bellafronto of Littler

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Mendelson for Maita, that the proper venue for this matter is the Eastern District of California,

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Sacramento Division. This stipulation is made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(b), which provides in

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pertinent part, that “[u]pon . . . stipulation of all parties, any action, suit or proceeding of a civil

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nature or any motion or hearing thereof, may be transferred, in the discretion of the court, from the

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division in which pending to any other division in the same district.” The parties agree that venue is

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proper in the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section

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1404(a), which provides in pertinent part, as follows: “For the convenience of parties and witnesses,

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in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
50 W. San Fernando, 15th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113.2303
408.998.4150

(CASE NO. CV 11 4815 PJH)

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where it might have been brought.” The parties agree that this action could have been properly

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brought in the Eastern District of California and that the convenience of the parties and witnesses is

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furthered by the transfer of this matter because the alleged actions occurred in the Eastern District

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and most witnesses reside there. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court transfer

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this matter to Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division.

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SO STIPULATED
Dated: November 22, 2011

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By: /S/ Eric C. Bellafronto
ERIC C. BELLAFRONTO
Attorneys for Defendant
MAITA CHEVROLET GEO

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Dated: November 21, 2011

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By:

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IT IS SO ORDERED,

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Dated: _________________, 2011 _____________________________________________

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
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