TENTATIVE RULING

Defendant's motion to transfer venue is DENIED.

Discussion

The general rule is that the superior court in the county where the defendant resides at the commencement of the action is the proper court for trial. CCP § 395(a). The statute itself provides for a number of exceptions; a corporation, like defendant here, may be sued "in the county where the contract is made or is to be performed, or where the obligation or liability arises, or the breach occurs; or in the county where the principal place of business of such corporation is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial as in other cases." CCP § 395.5. The moving party "must overcome the presumption that the plaintiff has selected the proper venue," and has "the burden to demonstrate the plaintiff's venue selection is not proper under any of the statutory grounds." Fontaine v. Sup.Ct. (Cashcall, Inc.) (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 830, 836 (citations omitted) (finding trial court abused it