Hovik Nazaryan v. FemtoMetrix, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
On June 24, 2015, Plaintiff sued Defendants in Orange County Superior Court for shares that he alleges that he was owed. (Derbarseghian Decl., Dkt. No. 7-1 ¶ 2.) The parties ultimately negotiated a Settlement Agreement, which provided that any claims arising from the agreement to provide Plaintiff with shares of stock as capital contributions. (Settlement Agreement, Dkt. No. 7-1, Ex. A, Ex. A at C.) The Settlement Agreement also contains a clause stating the following:
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CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. SACV 19-01086-JVS(JDEx) Date August 5, 2019 Title Hovik Nazaryan v. FemtoMetrix, Inc., et al.
Venue. Any proceeding initiated by any Party seeking to enforce this Settlement Agreement, or, otherwise arising from this Settlement Agreement, shall be venued in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. (Id. at Q) (emphasis added). On March 13, 2018, Plaintiff filed a complaint for breach of contract (among other claims) alleging that Defendants breached the Settlement Agreement. (SAC, Dkt. No. 7- 1, Ex. A ¶ 3.) On June 3, 2019, Defendants removed the action to this…