Vachani

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF REFERENCE

Re: Dkt. No.

The instant case arises from the motion of Plaintiff Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) to ■withdraw the reference to bankruptcy of Adversary Proceeding No. 13-4226 against Defendant Steven Vachani (“Vachani”), which is now pending before Bankruptcy Judge Roger L. Efremsky. Civ. ECF No. l-l. 1 Pursuant, to Bankruptcy Local Rule *840 5011—2(b), upon filing of the motion for withdrawal of reference in the Bankruptcy Court, the motion was assigned a new civil case number in the District Court and assigned to the undersigned judge. Having considered the briefing of the parties, the relevant law, and the record in the instant case and all related cases, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs motion for withdrawal of reference.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

The instant case is related to the case Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc. (“Power Ventures”), No. 08-CV-05780. The instant case and the Power Ventures case share the same factual background. Facebook owns and operates the social networking website located at face-book.com. Power ECF No. 9, ¶2. Power Ventures (“Power”) is a corporation incorporated in the Cayman Islands and…