Hinze
Hinze v. Tesla, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER HINZE, Case No. 22-cv-02944-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO
v. EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
TESLA, INC., Defendant.
On October 15, 2024, the Court issued an order to show cause why this case should not be transferred to the Eastern District of Virginia pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). ECF 85. The statute allows the Court to transfer a case, on its own motion, “[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice . . . .” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); see Thomas v. Asterion, Inc., No. CV 10-01973 JF (HRL), 2010 WL 3037149, at *3 (N.D. Cal. July 30, 2010) (exercising discretion to transfer case, sua sponte, from Northern District of California to District of Massachusetts because contacts with California were “minimal at best”). Transfer pursuant to Section 1404(a) lies within the discretion of the district court and depends on the facts of each particular case. Jones v. GNC Franchising, Inc., 211…