Perez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SABRINA PEREZ, et al., Case No. 23-cv-06193-VC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. TRANSFER VENUE

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 50 Defendants.

The defendants’ motion to transfer the case to the Central District of California is granted. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), “a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought” if it is “in the interest of justice” and “for the convenience of parties and witnesses.” The moving party has the burden of showing that the case could have been brought in the transferor district and that convenience and fairness warrant transfer. See Jones v. GNC Franchising, Inc., 211 F.3d 495, 498 (9th Cir. 2000); Vu v. Ortho- McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., 602 F. Supp. 2d 1151, 1155-56 (N.D. Cal. 2009). Several factors are to be considered when determining whether transfer is appropriate, including “(1) plaintiffs’ choice of forum, (2) convenience of the parties, (3) convenience of the witnesses, (4) ease of access to the evidence, (5) familiarity of each forum with the applicable…