Biederman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FRANK BIEDERMAN, et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-06640-JSC Plaintiffs, 3:24-cv-00611-JSC 8 v. ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO FCA US LLC, et al., TRANSFER Defendants. Dkt. Nos. 44, 21 11 ___________________________________ 12 BRIAN HOCKER, et al., 13 Plaintiffs, 14 v. 15 FCA US LLC, et al., 16 Defendants.

18 In these related actions, seven California residents who purchased vehicles from authorized 19 FCA dealerships in California bring federal RICO and California state law claims on behalf of a 20 putative class. Defendants move to transfer the actions to the District Court for the Eastern 21 District of Michigan under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). (No. 23-6640, Dkt. No. 44; No. 24-611, Dkt. No. 22 21.1) Having considered the parties’ briefs and having had the benefit of oral argument on May 23 30, 2024, the Court DENIES the motions to transfer. 24 // 25 // 26 27 BACKGROUND The gravamen of Plaintiffs’ claims is that FCA US, a motor…