Westerman
Westerman v. FTI Consulting, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EDWARD WESTERMAN,
Case No. 24-cv-04118-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER OR, IN THE FTI CONSULTING, INC., et al., ALTERNATIVE, TO STAY 10 Defendants. REDACTED
Re: Dkt. Nos. 22,
13 I. INTRODUCTION On December 18, 2024, Defendant FTI Consulting, Inc. and FTI Consulting LLC (collectively, “FTI”) brought a Motion to Transfer or, in the Alternative, to Stay (“Motion”), asking the Court to transfer this action to the District Court for the District of Columbia (“the D.C. Court”), where an action previously filed by FTI against the plaintiff in this case, Edward Westerman, is pending. See dkt. no. 68, Request for Judicial Notice, Exhibit B (FTI Consulting, Inc. v. Edward Westerman, No. 1:24-cv-01055 (D.D.C., filed Apr. 12, 2024) (“D.C. Action”)). Alternatively, FTI asks the Court to stay this case pending resolution of the D.C. Action. The …