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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332pr Diversity-Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; ORDER THEREON

135 SOUTH JACKSON 

STREET, SUITE 203

GLENDALE, 

CALIFORNIA 91205

Ronald Yoosefian, Esq. (SBN 270215)

Susana Oganesian, Esq. (SBN 313893)

YOOSEFIAN LAW FIRM, P.C.

135 South Jackson Street, Suite 203

Glendale, California 91205

Telephone: (818) 275-1529

Facsimile: (818) 275-1747

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

SANDRA CHAM

RICHARD R. GRAY, Bar No. 071030

rgray@littler.com

SIMERDIP KHANGURA, Bar No. 272525

skhangura@littler.com

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

500 Capitol Mall

Suite 2000

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: 916.830.7200

Fax No.: 916.561.0828

Attorneys for Defendant

PVH RETAIL STORES LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANDRA CHAM, an individual, Plaintiff,

v.

PVH RETAIL STORES LLC, a Limited 

Liability Company; TOMMY HILFIGER 

WHOLESALE, INC., a California 

corporation; TOMMY HILFIGER 

RETAIL, LLC, a Limited Liability 

Company; PVH CORP., a Delaware 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

 

 Defendants.

Case No.: 2:18-cv-01279-MCE-EFB

[Assigned to the Honorable Morrison C. 

England, Jr.]

STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; 

ORDER THEREON

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; ORDER THEREON

135 SOUTH JACKSON 

STREET, SUITE 203

GLENDALE, 

CALIFORNIA 91205

STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404, the Plaintiff Sandra Cham (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant 

PVH Retail LLC (“Defendant) (collectively the “Parties”) hereby file this Stipulation to Transfer 

Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, San Diego 

Division, and in support thereof, respectfully show:

WHEREAS, on or about March 22, 2018, Plaintiff filed this action in the Superior Court 

of California – Alpine County against Defendant alleging causes of action arising out of her 

former employment with Defendant (the “Complaint”); 

WHEREAS, on or about May 4, 2018, Plaintiff dismissed named defendant PVH Corp., a 

Delaware corporation, Tommy Hilfiger Wholesale, Inc., a California corporation, and Tommy 

Hilfiger Retail, LLC, a Limited Liability Company. 

WHEREAS, Defendant, PVH Retail Stores LLC, filed an answer on or about May 11, 

2018, in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Alpine; 

WHEREAS, Defendant, PVH Retail Stores LLC, removed this action to the United 

States District Court for the Eastern District of California on or about May 21, 2018, because this 

District Court embraces the place where this action is pending in the Alpine County Superior 

Court;

WHEREAS, the present action is pending in the United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of California with Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr. presiding over the present 

action, Case No. 2:18-cv-01279-MCE-EFB;

WHEREAS, the Court issued an Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order on or about May 21, 

2018; 

WHEREAS, the Parties conducted their Rule 26(f) Conference on July 12, 2018;

WHEREAS, the Parties exchanged Initial Disclosures on or about July 26, 2018;

WHEREAS, the Parties filed their Joint Status Report and Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan on 

or about July 26, 2018;

WHEREAS, no trial dates have yet been scheduled for the present action pending in the 

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California;

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; ORDER THEREON

135 SOUTH JACKSON 

STREET, SUITE 203

GLENDALE, 

CALIFORNIA 91205

WHEREAS, Plaintiff discovered that venue is proper in the United States District Court 

for the Southern District of California because Plaintiff’s Complaint should have been filed in 

the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego because Plaintiff’s causes of action arose 

at Defendant’s place of business and/or store located at 5003 Willows Road, Alpine, California 

91901, which is located in the County of San Diego, which is embraced by Federal District Court 

for the Southern District of California;

WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred regarding the Transfer of this action to 

the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, San Diego Division under 

28 U.S.C. § 1404;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree to the Transfer of this action to the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of California, San Diego Division;

WHEREAS, Transfer of this matter is controlled by 28 U.S.C. § 1404, which provides: 

For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court 

may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been 

brought or to any district or division to which all parties have consented. 28 U.S.C.A. 

§1404 (emphasis added). 

WHEREAS, the Plaintiff contends that Transfer of this lawsuit to the Southern District of 

California is proper because: (1) Defendant’s store, where Plaintiff worked, is located in the 

Southern District of California; and (2) the Parties believe that most of the likely witnesses and 

relevant documents are located in the Southern District of California; 

WHEREAS, Defendant’s store, where Plaintiff worked and where Plaintiff’s claims 

arose, is located within the Southern District, and this action could have been brought there 

initially, making Transfer to the Southern District appropriate under 28 U.S.C. § 1404; 

WHEREAS, Defendant does not oppose Plaintiff’s request to transfer venue, and 

therefore, accordingly stipulates to the transfer to the Southern District of California; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, Plaintiff and Defendant, by and 

through their respective counsel, each hereby stipulate and agree to the entry of an Order 

transferring this action from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, San Diego 

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; ORDER THEREON

135 SOUTH JACKSON 

STREET, SUITE 203

GLENDALE, 

CALIFORNIA 91205

Division, for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(b). The Parties also request that an Order be entered directing the Clerk of 

Court for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California to forward the 

filings in this Action to the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Southern 

District of California, San Diego Division; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED that 

the Parties shall bear their own respective fees and costs relating to the Transfer of Venue to be 

effected pursuant hereto. 

DATED: January 7, 2019 YOOSEFIAN LAW FIRM, P.C. 

By

/s/

Ronald Yoosefian, Esq. 

Susana Oganesian, Esq. 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

 SANDRA CHAM

DATED: January 7, 2019 

 

Richard R. Gray, Esq. 

Simerdip Khangura, Esq. 

LITTLER MENDELSON

Attorneys for Defendant

PVH RETAIL STORES, LLC. 

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; ORDER THEREON

135 SOUTH JACKSON 

STREET, SUITE 203

GLENDALE, 

CALIFORNIA 91205

ORDER

The Court, having reviewed and considered the stipulated transfer of this Action, does 

hereby Order that this Action be transferred from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of California to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, 

San Diego Division, with each party bearing its own costs and fees relating to the transfer. The 

Court further Orders the Clerk for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California to forward all filings in this Action to the Clerk for the United States District Court for 

the Southern District of California, San Diego Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2019

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