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Nature of Suit Code: 196
Nature of Suit: Franchise
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Manuben Patel,

d.b.a. Best Western Torch-Lite Inn,

Plaintiff,

 v.

Best Western International, Inc.,

Defendant. /

NO. C 07-02319 JW

NO. C 07-02351 JF 

ORDER RE: REFERRAL FOR

RELATED CASE DETERMINATION

Before the Court is Judge Jeremy Fogel’s Order Referring Case for Related Case

Determination. The issue is whether the above entitled matter is related to Adiba Mahroom, et al. v.

Best Western International, Inc. See. Civ. L.R. 3-12(c). 

Under Civ. L.R. 3-12(a), cases are related if: 1) they “concern substantially the same parties,

property, transaction, or events” and 2) it “appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome

duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different

Judges.”

As pleaded, both cases involve the same Defendant and both allege a breach of contract with

each Plaintiff’s Membership Application and Agreement with Defendant. The basic allegations are

that Defendant unlawfully terminated each Plaintiff’s franchise agreement for purported noncompliance with Defendant’s standards. Although the causes of action are similar, each case

involves different properties, different transactions, and different events giving rise to the alleged

breach of contract. Since each case will require consideration of facts specific to the individual

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Plaintiff and hotel, it does not appear likely that there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of

labor and expense if the matters are considered by different Judges.

Accordingly, the Court finds that the cases are not related within the meaning of Civil L.R.

3-12(a).

Dated: February 14, 2008 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Allison L. Harvey allison.harvey@dlapiper.com

Antony E. Buchignani antony.buchignani@dlapiper.com

Charles Joseph Stiegler cstiegler@gormanmiller.com

Cynthia A. Ricketts cindy.ricketts@dlapiper.com

Mitchell Kassoff franchiselawyer@verizon.net

Rachel Elizabeth King Lowe rachel.lowe@dlapiper.com

Reid Paul Schantz rps.esq@sasquatch.com

Dated: February 14, 2008 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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