Free Order on Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction - District Court of California - California

Case 4:07-cv-04162-CW

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Defendants Equity Trust (Jersey) Limited and Candover Investments PLC each move to dismiss the complaint. Oliver Hilsenrath opposes the motions. on the papers. Plaintiff v. EQUITY TRUST (JERSEY) LIMITED and CANDOVER INVESTMENTS PLC, Defendants. / OLIVER HILSENRATH, Plaintiff, No. C 07-4162 CW ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The motions were submitted

As with the claims in Hilsenrath v. Equity Trust,

et al., C 07-3312, a related case brought by Plaintiff and his wife against various entities including Defendants in this case, the claims in this case arise out of Plaintiffs' contracts with Equity Trust. For the reasons discussed in a concurrently filed order in

Hilsenrath v. Equity Trust, et al., C 07-3312, the Court grants Candover's motion to dismiss because Plaintiffs have failed to

Case 4:07-cv-04162-CW

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demonstrate that the Court has personal jurisdiction over it (Docket No. 23). Further, the Court grants Equity Trust's motion

to dismiss based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens (Docket No. 14). The dismissal is without leave to amend and without

prejudice to refiling in the appropriate jurisdiction or jurisdictions. IT IS SO ORDERED. 3/17/08 Dated: ________________________ CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge

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