J.W. McClenahan Co. v. Mechanical Technologies Corp.

1

2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

3 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

4

5 J.W. MCCLENAHAN CO., Case No.: 4:19-cv-08396-YGR

6 Plaintiff, ORDER: (1) DENYING MOTIONS TO REMAND; 7 AND (2) GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER v. VENUE 8

MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP., ET.

9 AL., Re: Dkt. Nos. 12, 15, 18

10 Defendants. 11 12 The Court is in receipt of two motions for remand back to the Santa Clara Superior Court 13 and a motion to transfer. For the reasons set forth below, the motions for remand are DENIED and 14 the motion to transfer is GRANTED. 15 In short, this action concerns claims to enforce independent guaranties for alleged failures 16 by subcontractor Mechanical Technologies, Inc. (“MTech”) arising out of a construction project 17 based in Reno, Nevada. Plaintiff J.W. McClenahan sued not only MTech, but Ranger 18 Construction, Inc. (“Ranger”) and four individuals. (See generally Dkt. No. 1-1 (complaint).) 19 MTech filed for bankruptcy and despite a stay having issued in the state court action, it removed 20 the…