UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 AARON CLARKE, et al., Case No. 21-cv-02437-RS Plaintiffs, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER
THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY,
13 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION This case arises from Plaintiffs’ allegation that Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, manufactured by Defendant The Kraft Heinz Company (“Kraft”), contains harmful substances called phthalates. Kraft, which maintains a principal place of business in Chicago, now moves to transfer this action to the Northern District of Illinois where a substantially similar action is pending. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted. II. BACKGROUND This case was filed on April 5, 2021, one day before the action pending in the Northern District of Illinois, Stuve v. The Kraft Heinz Company, No. 1:21-cv-01845. When Kraft moved to transfer this case on June 22, 2021, both actions purported to bring claims on…