Newby

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH NEWBY, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00886-JLT-SAB

Petitioners, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v. (Docs. 29, 32, 33) TREYLED LIFE SETTLEMENTS LLC,

Respondent. 15 16 On July 31, 2024, Petitioners Kenneth Newby, Steven Campos, Jeannine Campos-Grech, and Joseph Campos filed a petition to vacate a July 31, 2024 arbitration award entered in Houston, Texas in favor of Respondent Treyled Life Settlements LLC. (Doc. 1.) On August 16, 2024, Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(3), or in the alternative, to transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). (Doc. 9.) On November 4, 2024, the magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations recommending that Respondent’s motion to dismiss be denied and its request to transfer venue to the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) be granted. (Doc. 29.) The Court served the Findings and Recommendations on the parties and…