Ickes
Ickes v. AMC Networks Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 TRISHA ICKES, Case No. 23-cv-00803-SI
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO TRANSFER AND
v. TRANSFERRING THIS CASE TO THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
AMC NETWORKS INC., YORK Defendant. Re: Dkt. No.
On June 23, 2023, the Court held a hearing on defendant AMC Network, Inc.’s motion to dismiss or transfer this case to the Southern District of New York pursuant to the first-to-file rule and/or 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons set forth in this order, the Court GRANTS defendant’s motion to transfer. 16 BACKGROUND AMC Networks Inc. (“AMC+”) is a Delaware corporation with its principal executive office located in New York, New York. Compl. ¶ 19 (Dkt. No. 1). AMC+ “is a media production and distribution company that sells its content on multiple platforms.” Id. ¶ 2. Its business includes “streaming video services, whereby AMC+, through…