Casper
Casper v. Billy Casper Golf Management, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SHIRLEY CASPER, as trustee of the Case No.: 20-CV-125-CAB-LL Shirley Ann Casper family trust and 8 executrix of the estate of Billy Casper, ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS deceased, OR TRANSFER FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff,
v. [Doc. No. 18] BILLY CASPER GOLF
MANAGEMENT, INC.,
13 Defendant. 14 15 This is a dispute between a citizen of Utah and a Virginia company related to a worldwide endorsement agreement governed by Virginia law that was executed seventeen years ago by Plaintiff’s now-deceased husband. This dispute’s connection to this district is, to put it charitably, limited. Unsurprisingly, Defendant has filed a motion to dismiss this lawsuit or in the alternative transfer it to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, where a substantially similar lawsuit filed by Defendant four months before this one is pending. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted in part, and this case is stayed pursuant to the…