Freeman
Freeman v. Summit Filtration Technology, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL D. FREEMAN, Case No. 21-cv-06838-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: PARTIAL MOTION TO
v. DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL
JURISDICTION OR TRANSFER
SUMMIT FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY, VENUE LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 19 Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Defendants’ partial motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or, alternatively, to transfer venue. (Dkt. No. 19.) After carefully considering the parties’ briefing, and having had the benefit of oral argument on November 18, 2021, the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and declines to transfer venue. BACKGROUND I. Complaint Allegations Plaintiff is a former employee and former member of Summit Filtration Technology, LLC (“Summit”), which he sues along with its owner and managing member Stanley E. Kieffer. (Dkt. No. 8 ¶ 1.) Plaintiff originally filed in Alameda County Superior…