210 Brands Incorporated v. Canterbury of New Zealand Limited

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 210 BRANDS INCORPORATED, a Case No. 2:20-cv-06853-JWH-ASx Nevada corporation, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ON MOTION OF PLAINTIFF 210 BRANDS v. INCORPORATED TO REMAND AND MOTION OF DEFENDANT

CANTERBURY OF NEW ZEALAND PENTLAND GROUP LIMITED TO

LIMITED, an English corporation, DISMISS [ECF Nos. 24 & 12] and PENTLAND GROUP LIMITED, an English corporation, 17 Defendants. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court are the motion of Plaintiff 210 Brands Incorporated to remand this action to state court1 and the motion of Defendant Pentland Group Limited to dismiss the Complaint. For the reasons discussed in detail below, the Court DENIES the Motion to Remand and GRANTS the Motion to Dismiss on the grounds of insufficient service of process and forum non conveniens. II. BACKGROUND3 On June 10, 2020, 210 Brands filed its Complaint in…