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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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12 ANNE JOUBERT, Case No. 19-CV-02651-LHK

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

14 v. Re: Dkt. No. 26 15 BERND LIENHARD, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 Defendants Bernd Lienhard and Silicon Space Technology Corporation (collectively, 19 “Defendants”) bring a motion to transfer venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). ECF No. 26. 20 Having considered the submissions of the parties, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the 21 Court DENIES Defendants’ motion. 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 Plaintiff at all relevant times was a resident of Santa Clara County in California. ECF No. 24 1-1 (“Compl.”) ¶ 1. Defendant Vorago is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of 25 business in Texas. Id. ¶ 2. Defendant Lienhard is the Chief Executive Officer of Vorago and is a 26 resident of Texas. ECF No. 26-3 (“Lienhard Decl.”) ¶¶ 2, 8. 27 The instant case arises out of Plaintiff Anne Joubert’s (“Plaintiff”) employment with and…