Dexcom, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEXCOM, INC. et al., Case No.: 21-CV-1677-CAB-LL

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

MEDTRONIC, INC., [Doc. No. 16] Defendant. 16 17 This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s motion to dismiss or in the alternative stay proceedings. The motion has been fully briefed, and the Court deems it suitable for submission without oral argument. For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens is granted. I. Background Defendant Medtronic is a Minnesota corporation. [Doc. No. 1 at ¶ 3.] Plaintiff Charles Boykin worked for Medtronic’s diabetes operating unit in San Antonio, Texas, from 2014 until early 2021, as a Senior Customer Service Manager. [Id. at ¶ 11.] In exchange for a $15,000 “stay bonus,” Boykin signed a new at-will employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) in 2020. [Id. at ¶ 12.] The Employment Agreement 28 included…