Braxton et al v. Elhabbal et al

Filing 30

ORDER Granting 29 Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the Central District of California. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 1/30/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

Case 2:17-cv-01816-APG-VCF Document 29 Filed 01/30/18 Page 1 of 3

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MATTHEW W. HOFFMANN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9061
California Bar No. 243476
SABRINA G. WIBICKI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10669
ATKINSON WATKINS & HOFFMANN, LLP
10789 W. Twain Avenue, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 702-562-6066
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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EARL BRAXTON and VIRGINIA
BRAXTON,

Case No.: 2:17-cv-01816-APG-VCF

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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MOSHIR ELHABBAL; ES EXPRESS LINES,
INC.; DOE INDIVIDUALS I through X,
inclusive; and ROE CORPORATIONS I
through X, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO TRANSFER VENUE
COME NOW, Plaintiffs EARL BRAXTON and VIRGINIA BRAXTON, by and through

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their attorneys of record, Matthew W. Hoffmann, Esq. and Sabrina G. Wibicki, Esq. of the law firm

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of Atkinson Watkins & Hoffmann, LLP, and Defendants MOSHIR ELHABBAL and ES

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EXPRESS LINES, INC., by and through their attorneys of record, Christian Moore, Esq. of the law

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firm of Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg, and submit this Stipulation for Transfer of Venue as follows:

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that a lawsuit relative to the abovereferenced matter was filed on June 30, 2017 in the United States District Court for the District of
Nevada.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that, based on the representations by the

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parties regarding the location of the subject collision (San Bernadino County) and the Defendant

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driver’s purpose and route for the subject trip, both of which give rise to the allegations set forth in

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the Complaint filed in this action, the above-captioned matter be transferred to the United States
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District Court for the Central District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404, which provides:
For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice,
a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division
where it might have been brought or to any district or division to which all
parties have consented.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that all pretrial deadlines before the United

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States District Court for the District of Nevada be stayed pending the requested transfer and, upon

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granting of the same, the parties will coordinate new deadlines for filing with the United States

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District Court for the Central District of California.

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DATED this 30th day of January, 2018.

DATED this 30th day of January, 2018.

ATKINSON WATKINS & HOFFMANN, LLP

LEMONS, GRUNDY & EISENBERG

/ s / Sabrina G. Wibicki, Esq.
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MATTHEW HOFFMANN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9061
California Bar No. 243476
SABRINA G. WIBICKI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10669
10789 W. Twain Avenue, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

/ s / Christian L. Moore, Esq.
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CHRISTIAN L. MOORE, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 3777
California Bar No. 146389
6005 Plumas Street, Third Floor
Reno, NV 89519
Attorneys for Defendants

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ORDER
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Good cause being shown therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, by stipulation and consent between the parties, and in

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furtherance of the interests of justice, this action shall be, and hereby is, transferred from the United

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States District Court for the District of Nevada to the United States District Court for the Central

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District of California.

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Dated:

1/30/2018

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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