Andrade

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 8 JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC., Case No. 20-cv-02360-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF

FORUM NON CONVENIENS; AND

BRUNO ANDRADE, TERMINATING AS MOOT

ALTERNATIVE MOTION TO STAY

Defendant. [Re: ECF 74] 14 15

17 Plaintiff Juniper Networks, Inc. (“Juniper”) claims that it was defrauded when it acquired software company HTBase Corporation (“HTBase”) in reliance on misrepresentations made by HTBase’s founder and CEO, Defendant Bruno Andrade (“Andrade”). Juniper sues Andrade for breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, and negligent misrepresentation. Andrade moves to dismiss or stay this lawsuit under the doctrine of forum non conveniens and principles of comity. He asserts that Ontario, Canada is a more appropriate forum for Juniper’s claims, in part because the parties are litigating a related action there. Andrade asks the…