Frankowski

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KYLE FRANKOWSKI, Case No. 25-cv-02300-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. TRANSFER

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendant.

Kyle Frankowski, a resident of Los Angeles County, filed this class action lawsuit in March 2025 against Ford Motor Company, alleging that his 2021 Ford Bronco Sport caught fire while traveling through Muir Beach, California. Complaint [Dkt. No. 1], ¶¶s 1, 12 ; CAC Civil Cover Sheet [Dkt No. 1-3]. But there is a case in the Eastern District of Michigan that asserts the same defect and requests the same relief from the same defendant. Ford moves to transfer this case to the Eastern District of Michigan under the first-to-file rule or, in the alternative, for the convenience parties transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Motion to Transfer Venue (“Mot.”) at 12 [Dkt No. 15-1]. That motion is GRANTED.1 BACKGROUND Frankowski claims that the fire…