Green Aire for Air Conditioning W.L.L. v. Salem

I. INTRODUCTION

17 On June 10, 2020, Plaintiff filed a “Motion to Vacate the Scheduling Order and Transfer Venue or, in the Alternative, Modify Existing Scheduling Order,” (Doc. 25). Defendant filed an opposition on July 1, 2020, and Plaintiff filed a reply on July 8, 2020. (Docs. 30, 31.) Upon 21 review of the motion and supporting documents, the Court deemed the matter suitable for decision 22 without oral argument. Accordingly, the Court vacated the hearing on the motion set for July 15, 23 2020. (See Doc. 32.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted to the extent that the 24 Court transfers this case to the District of Arizona. The motion is otherwise denied without prejudice as moot.1

1 Plaintiff also filed a “Motion to Withdraw Deemed Admissions Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 36(b)” on June 23, 2020, 1 A. Factual Background2 Plaintiff is a business entity, registered and principally located in the Kingdom of Bahrain, that sells air conditioning components under the brand name “AIR2O.” (See Doc. 1 ¶¶ 4, 7.) 5 Defendant is an individual who resides in Fresno, California, who is Plaintiff’s former managing 6…