Jacqueline Jackson v. Diageo North America, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JACQUELINE JACKSON, Case No. 25-cv-05654-MMC

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION TO TRANSFER;

DIRECTIONS TO CLERK

DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

Defendant.

12 Before the Court is defendant Diageo North America, Inc.'s ("Diageo") "Motion to Transfer, or in the Alternative, to Stay Proceedings," filed August 28, 2025. Plaintiff Jacqueline Jackson ("Jackson") has filed opposition, to which Diageo has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 Diageo seeks an order transferring or staying the above-titled action (hereinafter, the "California Action") under the "first-to-file rule," in favor of an action pending in the Eastern District of New York, specifically, Pusateri v. Diageo North America, Inc., Case No. 1:25-cv-0282 ("New York Action"). The "first-to-file rule" applies "if a similar case with substantially similar…