McClure
McClure v. Panzura, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LARRY MCCLURE, Case No. 24-cv-02966-EKL
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. TRANSFER, GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS IN PART
PANZURA, LLC, Re: Dkt. Nos. 15, 20 Defendant.
12 This employment action arises from Plaintiff Larry McClure’s termination as the chief financial officer of Defendant Panzura, LLC (“Panzura”). Panzura moves to transfer the case to the Eastern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Mot. to Transfer, ECF No. 15. Panzura also moves to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 20. The Court carefully reviewed the parties’ briefs and heard argument on November 13, 2024. For the following reasons, the motion to transfer is DENIED and the motion to dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. I. BACKGROUND Panzura makes software “for businesses to help [them] manage and move data.” Compl. ¶ 17, ECF No. 1-1. McClure was hired by Panzura’s former chief executive…