Volckaerts

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 EPAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Case No. 24-cv-04148-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

v.

DISMISS

JOHAN VOLCKAERTS, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff EPAC Technologies, Inc. sues individual executives of a now-bankrupt Netherlands-based paper supply company, Crown Van Gelder B.V., as well as trustee representatives and an attorney of the CVG bankruptcy estate (the “Manager Defendants” and “Trustee Defendants,” respectively). EPAC alleges that the Defendants defrauded EPAC by misrepresenting how much it cost to make paper, a factor in the price that EPAC paid for CVG’s products. Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, failure to state a claim, and under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The Court GRANTS Defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. I. BACKGROUND At the pleading stage, the Court must “accept as true all factual allegations in the …