Hightower

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DANIEL HIGHTOWER, et al., Case No. 5:20-cv-03639-EJD Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO v. TRANSFER 10 CELESTRON ACQUISITION, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 22 11 Defendants.

This action is the lead case in a constellation of related actions arising out of alleged antitrust violations in the consumer telescope industry. On June 30, 2020, Defendants Celestron Acquisition, LLC (“Celestron”), SW Technology Corp (“SW”), Corey Lee, David Anderson and Joseph Lupica (all together, the “Moving Defendants”) filed a Motion to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1404(a) to the Central District of California (Dkt. No. 16, “Motion to Transfer”), as well as a Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Dkt. No. 15, the “Motion to Dismiss”). Plaintiff Daniel Hightower opposes the Motion to Transfer (Dkt. No. 24, “Opposition”), but the Motion to Dismiss was…