Google Inc. v. Traffic Information LLC

Filing 32

ORDER: Denying Motion to Dismiss Case for Lack of Jurisdiction 8 ; Denying Motion to Change or Transfer Venue (Related Doc # 8 ) ; Adopting Findings and Recommendation 27 . Signed on 3/19/10 by Judge Garr M. King. (ljl)

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IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S D I S T R I C T C O U R T DISTRICT O F O R E G O N PORTLAND D N I S I O N

G O O G L E , INC., a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiff,
VS.

Civil Case No. 09-642-HU

ORDER

T R A F F I C I N F O R M A T I O N , L L C , a Texas corporation,
Defendant. Julia Markley Perkins Coie 1120 N W C o u c h Street, T e n t h F l o o r Portland, O r e g o n 9 7 2 0 9 Thomas H. Shunk Christina J. M o s e r B a k e r & Hostetler 1900 E. N i n t h Street, Suite 3200 Cleveland, O h i o 4 4 1 1 4 Attorneys f o r P l a i n t i f f Page 1 - O R D E R

Robert A. Schlachter Timothy S. D e j o n g Stoll S t o l l B e r n e L o k t i n g & S c h l a c h t e r 2 0 9 S W O a k Street, F i f t h F l o o r Portland, O r e g o n 97204 C. Dale Quisenberry J o h n T. Polasek Jeffrey S. David P o l a s e k , Quisenberry & Errington 6750 W e s t L o o p South, S u i t e 9 2 0 Sallaire, Texas 77401 A t t o r n e y s for D e f e n d a n t

KING, Judge: . The Honorable Dennis J. Hubel, United States Magistrate Judge, filed Findings and R e c o m m e n d a t i o n o n F e b r u a r y 2 , 2 0 1 0 . D e f e n d a n t filed t i m e l y o b j e c t i o n s t o t h e F i n d i n g s a n d Recommendation. W h e n e i t h e r p a r t y objects t o any p o r t i o n o f a magistrate's F i n d i n g s a n d R e c o m m e n d a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g a d i s p o s i t i v e m o t i o n o r p r i s o n e r p e t i t i o n , t h e d i s t r i c t c o u r t m u s t m a k e a de n o v o determination o f that portion o f the magistrate's report. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); McDonnell Douglas Com. v. Commodore Business Machines. Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 920 (1982). This court has, therefore, given de novo r e v i e w t o t h e rulings o f Magistrate Judge H u b e l o n t h e M o t i o n t o Dismiss. W h e n e i t h e r p a r t y o b j e c t s t o any p o r t i o n o f a m a g i s t r a t e ' s o r d e r c o n c e r n i n g a n o n d i s p o s i t i v e m a t t e r , t h e d i s t r i c t c o u r t w i l l m o d i f y o r s e t a s i d e any p a r t o f t h e o r d e r t h a t i s clearly erroneous o r is contrary to law. 28 U.S.C. § 6 3 6 ( b ) ( l ) ; Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a); McDonnell Douglas Com. v. Commodore Business Machines. Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981),

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cert. denied, 455 U.S. 920 (1982). T h i s c o u r t has reviewed t h e rulings o f Magistrate Judge Hubel o n t h e M o t i o n t o T r a n s f e r u n d e r a c l e a r l y e r r o n e o u s o r c o n t r a r y t o l a w standard. This c o u r t A D O P T S the Findings a n d Recommendation o f Magistrate J u d g e H u b e l dated F e b r u a r y 2 , 2 0 1 0 i n i t s entirety. IT IS H E R E B Y O R D E R E D that Traffic Information, L L C ' s M o t i o n to D i s m i s s for L a c k o f S u b j e c t M a t t e r J u r i s d i c t i o n a n d A l t e r n a t i v e M o t i o n t o T r a n s f e r V e n u e (#8) a r e denied. Dated this

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