Chen

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JASON CHEN, Case No. 20-cv-03330-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER TRANSFERRING VENUE

v.

PIONEER OIL, LLC, et al., Defendants.

In this breach of contract case, Plaintiff Jason Chen brings suit against Defendant Pioneer Oil, along with some of its corporate officers and business partners. Chen alleges Pioneer Oil is operating a shell joint venture to disguise company profits and underpay him pursuant to a previous settlement agreement. Chen brought this suit in the Northern District of California but consents to transfer to the Eastern District of California where he would have filed but for the COVID-19 pandemic. Defendants move to transfer this suit to the District of Montana, or alternatively to the Eastern District of California. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Motion to Transfer Venue to the Eastern District of California, as it was Chen’s choice of forum and is not inconvenient. I. BACKGROUND …