Tavakkol

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 RETAILERX, INC., et al., Case No. 23-cv-01705-JSW

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

AIDIN TAVAKKOL, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 36 Defendants.

14 Now before the Court is the motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens filed by Defendants Aidin Tavakkol and Essan Parto (“Defendants”) on the basis that the parties, in their Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”), designated the courts of British Columbia as the exclusive forum for any matter “arising thereunder or relating thereto.” Having considered the parties’ papers and authority, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND This case arises from Plaintiff Pantastic’s purchase of LimeSpot Solutions Inc. (“LimeSpot”). LimeSpot provides online shopping technology for businesses in the e-commerce space. According to the allegations in the complaint, Plaintiffs RetailerX, Inc. d/b/a Pantastic Networks and individual Neil S.…