Sandys

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS SANDYS, Case Nos. 20-cv-05480-PJH; 20-cv- Plaintiff, 06041-PJH.

v.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

HOWARD A. WILLARD, et al., CONSOLIDATE, GRANTING MOTION

TO TRANSFER, DENYING MOTION

Defendants. TO STAY, DENYING REQUEST TO

APPOINT LEAD PLAINTIFF

10 MARIA CECILIA LORCA, Re: Dkt. Nos. 31, 32, 46, 51, 56 11 Plaintiff, 12 v. 13 WILLIAM F. GIFFORD, et. al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 Before the court is nominal defendant Altria Group, Inc.’s (“Altria”) as well as defendants William F. Gifford Jr. (“Gifford”), Howard A. Willard III (“Willard”), and Kevin C. Crosthwaite, Jr.’s (“Crosthwaite”) motion to transfer these related shareholder derivative actions to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia’s Richmond Division (the “Eastern District of Virginia”) or, in the alternative, enter a stay. 20-cv-5480 (the Sandys action), Dkt. 51; 20-cv-6041 (the Lorca action), Dkt. 32. Defendants Juul Labs, Inc. (“Juul”) and Kevin…