The motion of Defendants McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP ("McCormick Barstow"), Jessica Boujikian ("Ms. Boujikian") and Anil Pai ("Mr. Pai") (collectively "Defendants") to transfer this action to the Superior Court of California, in and for the County of Fresno is GRANTED. "The question of the nature of the action must be determined at the time of the hearing of the motion for a change of venue from allegations of the complaint which was on file at the time the motion was made . . ." (Johnson v. Superior Court of Fresno County (1965) 232 Cal.App. 2d 212.) "The right of a defendant to have an action brought against him tried in the county in which he has his residence is an ancient and valuable right, which has always been safeguarded by statute and is supported by a long line of judicial decisions." (Brown v. Happy Valley Fruit Growers, Inc. (1929) 206 Cal. 515, 522.) "The right of a plaintiff to have an action tried in another county than that in which the defendant
Hearing Date
June 02, 2020
Category
Civil - Unlimited
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The motion of Defendants McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP ("McCormick Barstow"), Jessica Boujikian ("Ms. Boujikian") and Anil Pai ("Mr. Pai") (collectively "Defendants") to transfer this action to the Superior Court of California, in and for the County of Fresno is GRANTED. "The question of the nature of the action must be determined at the time of the hearing of the motion for a change of venue from allegations of the complaint which was on file at the time the motion was made . . ." (Johnson v. Superior Court of Fresno County (1965) 232 Cal.App. 2d 212.) "The right of a defendant to have an action brought against him tried in the county in which he has his residence is an ancient and valuable right, which has always been safeguarded by statute and is supported by a long line of judicial decisions." (Brown v. Happy Valley Fruit Growers, Inc. (1929) 206 Cal. 515, 522.) "The right of a plaintiff to have an action tried in another county than that in which the defendant