Avery Dennison Corporation v. 3M Company et al

Filing 12

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to District of Minnesota filed by Defendants 3M Company, 3M Innovative Properties Company. Motion set for hearing on 2/7/2011 at 11:00 AM before Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Transfer Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1404(a))(Flores, Daniel) [Transferred from California Central on 2/3/2011.]

Avery Dennison Corporation v. 3M Company et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. 3M COMPANY and 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Defendants. CASE NO. CV 10-7931 MRP (RZx) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) Hon. Mariana R. Pfaelzer Hearing Date: Hearing Time: Hearing Place: February 7, 2011 11:00 a.m. Courtroom 12

Trial Date: Not Set Complaint Filed: October 21, 2010

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ORDER The Court has considered the motion of defendants 3M Company and 3M Innovative Properties Company for an order transferring this case to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), the facts and averments set forth in the supporting declarations and exhibits filed concurrently therewith, the accompanying Request For Judicial Notice and the pleadings and papers that are the subject thereof, the arguments of counsel, and all pleadings and papers filed in this action. The Court hereby finds that, considering the significant relationship between this action and the earlier-filed patent infringement action pending in the District of Minnesota, 3M Company, et al. v. Avery Dennison Corp., Civil Action No. 10-cv02630 MJD/FLN (D. Minn.), the interests of justice and judicial economy that would be advanced by transfer, and the convenience of the parties and likely witnesses, there is good cause to transfer this action to the District of Minnesota. 1. Defendants' Motion to Transfer Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) is GRANTED. This action shall be transferred immediately to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED:______________, 2011 _____________________________________ Honorable Mariana R. Pfaelzer United States District Judge

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