Packlane, Inc. v. Best & Flanagan, LLP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PACKLANE, INC., Case No. 23-cv-03496-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

CHANGE VENUE AND GRANTING IN

v. PART AND DENYING IN PART

MOTION TO STRIKE

BEST & FLANAGAN, LLP, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 12, 14 Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court is Defendants Best & Flanagan, LLP and Daniel L. Grimsrud’s motion to change venue, Dkt. No. 14, and Plaintiff Packlane, Inc.’s motion to strike affirmative defenses, Dkt. No. 12. The Court finds these matters appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matters are deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons detailed below, the Court DENIES the motion to change venue and GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion to strike. I. BACKGROUND Packlane initially filed this action in San Francisco Superior Court in May 2023. See Dkt. No. 1-2, Ex. A (“Compl.”). Defendants later removed the action to federal court on the basis of …