Sandisk Corp. v. SK Hynix Inc.

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84 F. Supp. 3d 1021·2015 WL 1395910·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39000

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 26, 2015Case No.: 14-CV-04940-LHKCalifornia7,513 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Koh, J.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND, AND DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND MOTION TO DISMISS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 52, 53 &

Before the Court are three motions. Plaintiff SanDisk Corporation (“SanDisk”) has filed a motion to remand the instant case to Santa Clara County Superior Court. ECF No. 75 (“Mot. Remand”). Defendants SK Hynix, Inc., SK Hynix America, Inc., and SK Hynix Memory Solutions (collectively, “Hynix”) have filed a motion to compel arbitration, ECF No. 53 (“Mot. Compel”), as well as a motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens, ECF No. 52 (“Mot. Dismiss”). Having considered the parties’ submissions, the record in this case, and the applicable law, the Court GRANTS SanDisk’s motion to remand, DENIES Hynix’s motion to compel arbitration without prejudice, and DENIES Hynix’s motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens without prejudice, for the reasons stated below.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

SanDisk is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Milpitas, California. ECF No. 2-12 (“Compl.”) ¶ 9. SanDisk designs, develops, and manufactures flash memory products, such as solid-state drives, flash memory cards, and USB flash drives. Id. ¶¶ 2,…

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