Moore v. F/V Pacific Marit, Inc. et al

Filing 10

ORDER granting 9 Stipulated Motion to Transfer Case to USDC, Eugene Oregon by Judge Richard A Jones.(RS)

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1 THE HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 GARY MOORE, No. 2:16-cv-01876-RAJ 10 11 12 Plaintiff, v. F/V PACIFIC MARIT, INC., and/or BRENDAN BATES, PROPOSED STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER TO THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON, EUGENE DIVISION 13 Defendants. 14 15 COME NOW the parties above named, through their respective counsel of record, 16 and stipulate to the entry of an Order of Transfer to the United States District Court for the 17 District of Oregon, Eugene Division, for the reason that the Western District of Washington 18 lacks personal jurisdiction and the proper venue is in the Eugene Division of the District of 19 Oregon. 20 I. MOTION AND STIPULATION 21 A transfer is mandated by 28 U.S.C. §1631, because there is a want of jurisdiction in 22 the Western District of Washington, the proper venue is the Eugene Division in the District 23 of Oregon, and a transfer is in the interest of justice. PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER - Page 1 (Cause No. 2:16-cv-01876-RAJ) {28162-00282438;1} Le Gros Buchanan & Paul 4025 Delridge way sw SUITE 500 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98106-1271 (206) 623-4990 1 None of the parties reside in Washington State. They are all domiciled in Oregon, 2 specifically in Douglas County. Defendants lack the requisite contacts with Washington 3 State for an exercise of jurisdiction. Moreover, the alleged and disputed injury allegedly 4 occurred while fishing off the coast of Coos Bay, Oregon. 5 This action should have been filed in the United States District Court for the District 6 of Oregon, Eugene Division. Under Local Rule 3-2, the Eugene Division encompasses both 7 Coos and Douglas Counties. Furthermore, the proper venue for Plaintiff’s Jones Act claim is 8 where the defendant either resides, transacted substantial business, or where the action arose. 9 E.g. Pure Oil Co. v. Suarez, 384 U.S. 202, 204, 86 S. Ct. 1394, 1395, 16 L. Ed. 2d 474 10 (1966) (venue proper where corporate defendant “transacted a substantial amount of 11 business”). Oregon is the paradigm forum. For a corporation, “[t]he paradigmatic locations 12 where general jurisdiction is appropriate … are its place of incorporation and its principal 13 place of business.” Ranza v. Nike, Inc., 793 F.3d 1059, 1069 (9th Cir. 2015). “For an 14 individual, the paradigm forum for the exercise of general jurisdiction is the individual’s 15 domicile ....” Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915, 924, 131 16 S.Ct. 2846, 180 L.Ed.2d 796 (2011). 17 A transfer is in the interest of justice, because a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction 18 would time-bar Plaintiff’s action. See Complaint (Dkt #1) (alleging injury in or about 19 December/January 2013/2014). 20 21 For these reasons, the parties hereby stipulate to a transfer to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Eugene Division. 22 /// 23 /// PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER - Page 2 (Cause No. 2:16-cv-01876-RAJ) {28162-00282438;1} Le Gros Buchanan & Paul 4025 Delridge way sw SUITE 500 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98106-1271 (206) 623-4990 1 DATED this 19th day of January, 2017. 2 LE GROS BUCHANAN & PAUL O’BRYAN BAUN KARAMANIAN By: s/ Markus B.G. Oberg Markus B.G. Oberg, WSBA #34914 LeGros, Buchanan & Paul 4025 Delridge Way SW, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98106-1271 Telephone: (206) 623-4990 Fax: (206) 467-4828 E-mail: moberg@legros.com; Attorneys for Defendants F/V Pacific Marit, Inc., and Brendan Bates By: s/ Dennis M. O’Bryan (via email authorization 1.19.2017) Dennis M. O’Bryan, MI Bar #P30545 Pro Hac Vice 401 S. Old Woodward, Suite 463 Birmingham, MI 48009 Telephone: 248.258.6262 Fax: 248.258.6047 E-mail: dob@obryanlaw.net Attorneys for Plaintiff 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DAVIS LAW GROUP, P.C. 10 By: s/ Christopher M. Davis (via email authorization 1.19.2017) Christopher M. Davis, WSBA #23234 2101 4th Ave. #1030 Seattle, WA 98121 Telephone: 206.727.4000 Fax: 206.727.4001 E-mail: chris@davislawgroupseattle.com Attorneys for Plaintiff 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 II. ORDER IT IS ORDERED that the above-captioned lawsuit be and hereby is TRANSFERRED to United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Eugene Division. DATED this 23rd day of January, 2017. 20 21 A 22 23 The Honorable Richard A. Jones United States District Judge PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER - Page 3 (Cause No. 2:16-cv-01876-RAJ) {28162-00282438;1} Le Gros Buchanan & Paul 4025 Delridge way sw SUITE 500 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98106-1271 (206) 623-4990

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