Gutierrez v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc.

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Order by Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi granting 10 Motion to Transfer Case. The Clerk of the Court shall transfer the case file to the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. (vkdlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/14/2020)

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Dolores E. Gonzales, Esq. (SBN: 171306)
BRAVO LAW GROUP, A.P.C.
4025 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorney for Defendant
THOR MOTOR COACH, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SAN JOSE COURTHOUSE)

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GREGORIO GUTIERREZ,

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Plaintiff,
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THOR MOTOR COACH, INC.; DOES 1- )
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Defendants.
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CASE NO.: 5:20-cv-04189-VKD
(Removed from Santa Clara County Superior Court
Case No. 20CV366311)

[PROPOSED] ORDER ON JOINT
MOTION OF ALL PARTIES TO
TRANSFER VENUE TO FEDERAL
COURT FOR THE NORTHERN
DISTRICT OF INDIANA IN SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA
Complaint Filed:
Removal Filed:
Trial Date:

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05/01/20
06/25/20
Not Yet Set

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TO ALL PARTIES, THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD, AND TO THE UNITED STATES

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DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, COURTROOM 2, THE

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HONORABLE VIRGINIA K. DeMARCHI:

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The parties’ Joint Motion to Transfer Venue to Indiana Federal Court pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1404(a) was presented to the Court on September 10, 2020, the Honorable Virginia

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K. DeMarchi, presiding.

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Upon review of the record and all briefing filed by all parties, the Court rules as follows:

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, based on the provisions in the express warranty

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issued by Defendant Thor Motor Coach, Inc. that accompanied the sale of the subject vehicle

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to Plaintiff, which provides that “Exclusive jurisdiction for deciding legal disputes relating to
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alleged breach of warranty or representations of any nature rest in the courts of the state of

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manufacture, which is Indiana,” that this lawsuit should be transferred to the United States

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Federal Court for the Northern District of Indiana in South Bend, Indiana.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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September 14, 2020
Dated: _______________

By:

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HON. VIRGINIA K. DeMARCHI
United States Magistrate Judge
Northern District of California

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Case No.: 5:20-cv-04189-VKD
[PROPOSED] ORDER ON JOINT MOTION OF ALL PARTIES TO TRANSFER VENUE