Shahidah Adams v. Experian Information Services, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Shahidah Adams brought suit in the Eastern District of Texas against Defendant Experian Information Services, Inc. (“Experian”) for alleged violations of

the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681.1 (Dkt. #1). Pending before the Court is Adams’s Motion to Transfer Venue to the Southern Division of the Central District of California. (Dkt. #16). Experian initially opposed Adams’s motion, (Dkt. #18), but later moved to withdraw its opposition, (Dkt. #24), which the Magistrate Judge granted, (Dkt. #25). In withdrawing its opposition, Experian requested that Adams’s motion to transfer be considered unopposed.

(Dkt. #24). While the Magistrate Judge deemed the motion “agreed,” (Dkt. #29 at 2), the record indicates only that the motion is unopposed—but not agreed. With the understanding that Adams’s motion to transfer is unopposed, the Court assumes there is no dispute between the parties as to the facts or arguments asserted in the motion.

II. LEGAL STANDARD

As the Report correctly explained, Section 1404(a) permits the transfer of civil

actions for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice to other districts…