Hillson et al v. Kelly Services, Inc.

Filing 3

Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 50 Stipulation to Transfer the Case to the Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit Division.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/3/2015) [Transferred from cand on 3/5/2015.] Modified on 3/5/2015 (VLun).

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NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP
Matthew C. Helland (SBN 250451)
[e-mail]
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 720
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP
Daniel C. Bryden (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Megan D. Yelle (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
4600 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs LASANDRA
HILLSON, STEVEN BOHLER, and
ASHLEY SCHMIDT, individually and as
representatives of a class

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SEYFARTH SHAW LLP
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Pamela Q. Devata (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
131 South Dearborn Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP
Laura J. Maechtlen (SBN 224923)
[e-mail]
560 Mission Street, 31st Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
KELLY SERVICES, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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LASANDRA HILLSON, STEVEN
BOHLER, and ASHLEY SCHMIDT,
individually and as representatives of the
class,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
KELLY SERVICES, INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 3:14-cv-03256-VC
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO TRANSFER VENUE TO THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
Judge:
Dept.:

Honorable Vince Chhabria
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First Amended Complaint Filed:
August 19, 2014

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER CASE / CASE NO. 13:14-CV-03256-VC

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STIPULATION
Plaintiffs LaSandra Hillson, Steven Bohler, and Ashley Schmidt, and Defendant Kelly

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Services, Inc., by their respective attorneys and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and L.R. 3-2(h),

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hereby enter the following stipulation, which requests transfer of this action to the United States

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District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit Division.

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Plaintiffs filed this action on July 18, 2014 in the Northern District of California. The

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Parties now jointly stipulate as follows: (1) this case could have been brought in Eastern District

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of Michigan, Detroit Division; (2) venue is proper in the Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit

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Division; and (3) without Plaintiffs conceding the validity of any such clause or documents,

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Defendant has produced documents including a forum selection clause that sets forth that

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disputes between the parties must be litigated in the State of Michigan. Thus, the parties

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stipulate that, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and L.R. 3-2(h), the Eastern District of Michigan,

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Detroit Division, is the appropriate venue for this action, and that this action should be

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transferred to that venue for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of

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justice. The Case Management Conference currently scheduled for March 10, 2015 should be

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taken off-calendar.

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Accordingly, the parties have submitted contemporaneously herewith a [Proposed] Order
transferring this action to the Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit Division.

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Stipulated and respectfully submitted,
DATED: March 2, 2015

NICHOLS KASTER, LLP

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By:
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/s/ Megan D. Yelle
Megan D. Yelle (pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
LASANDRA HILLSON, STEVEN BOHLER,
and ASHLEY SCHMIDT, individually and as
representatives of a class

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DATED: March 2, 2015

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

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By:
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/s/ Laura J. Maechtlen
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. (pro hac vice)
Pamela Q. Devata (pro hac vice)
Laura J. Maechtlen
Attorneys for Defendant
KELLY SERVICES, INC.

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER CASE / CASE NO. 13:14-CV-03256-VC

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[PROPOSED] ORDER TO TRANSFER VENUE
TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

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Currently before this Court is the parties’ Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the Eastern

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District of Michigan, Detroit Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and L.R. 3-2(h). The

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parties further stipulate that, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and L.R. 3-2(h), the Eastern District of

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Michigan, Detroit Division, is the appropriate venue for this action, and that this action should be

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transferred to that venue for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of

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justice.

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Based on this stipulation, this Court finds that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and L.R.

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3-2(h), this action should be transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of Michigan, Detroit Division. Accordingly, this Court ORDERS that this case be

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transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit

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Division. The Case Management Conference currently scheduled for March 10, 2015, is taken

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off-calendar.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 3, 2015

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Hon. Vince Chhabria
United States District Court Judge

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