Microsoft Corporation v. Does

Filing 2

ORDER granting Plaintiff's 8 Motion to Transfer Case. The Court orders that this case be transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (TH)[Transferred from wawd on 2/26/2018.]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a
Washington corporation,

No. C17-1880 RSM

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING
MICROSOFT CORPORATION’S
MOTION TO TRANSFER UNDER
28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

v.
JOHN DOES 1–100,
Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation’s (“Microsoft”)
Motion to Transfer Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Dkt. # 8). Having reviewed the complaint and
the papers filed in connection with this motion, the Court finds good cause to grant Microsoft’s
motion, and to exercise its discretion under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to transfer this case.
Accordingly, the Court orders that this case be transferred to the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
DATED this 1st day of February 2018.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER GRANTING MICROSOFT’S MOTION
TO TRANSFER - 1

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
L AW O F FI CE S
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, WA 98101-3045
206.622.3150 main · 206.757.7700 fax

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Presented by:
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff Microsoft Corp.
By s/ Bonnie E. MacNaughton
Bonnie E. MacNaughton, WSBA #36110
James H. Wendell, WSBA #46489
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, WA 98101-3045
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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ORDER GRANTING MICROSOFT’S MOTION
TO TRANSFER - 2

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
L AW O F FI CE S
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, WA 98101-3045
206.622.3150 main · 206.757.7700 fax