Partanen
Partanen v. Western United States Pipe Band Association
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN ERIC PARTANEN, Case No. 1:21-cv-00588-NONE-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
v. (Doc. 24) WESTERN UNITED STATES PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 Currently pending before the court is Defendant Western United States Pipe Band Association (“WUSPBA”) and Defendant Jeff Mann’s (“Defendant Mann”) (collectively “Defendants”) motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court, District of Nevada pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). (Doc. 24.) The matter was referred to the undersigned magistrate judge for resolution. (Doc. 28.) 24 An order transferring venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) does not address the merits 25 of the case and is a non-dispositive matter. See Chaker v. Becerra, No. 2:20-cv-1248-TLN-KJN PS, 2021 WL 826167, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 4, 2021) (determining that “an order transferring venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) does not address the merits of the case, it is a non- 27 …