Thomas R. Curtin 

George C. Jones

GRAHAM CURTIN

A Professional Association

4 Headquarters Plaza

P.O. Box 1991

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1991

(973) 292-1700

Robert N. Eccles (pro hac vice pending)

Gary S. Tell (pro hac vice pending)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

1625 Eye Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006-4001

(202) 383-5300

Attorneys for Defendants 

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, 

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC 

and Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

JACLYN SANTOMENNO, KAREN 

POLEY, and BARBARA POLEY, et 

al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

TRANSAMERICA LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, 

TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT 

MANAGEMENT, LLC, and 

TRANSAMERICA ASSET 

MANAGEMENT, INC.,

 

Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 11-736 (FSH) (PS)

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF 

MOTION FOR TRANSFER OF 

VENUE 

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TO: Robert L. Lakind

SZAFERMAN, LAKIND, BLUMSTEIN & BLADER, P.C.

101 Grovers Mill Road, Suite 200

Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Moshe Maimon

LEVY, PHILLIPS & KONIGSBERG, LLP

800 Third Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

COUNSEL:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, June 20, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. or as 

soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, Defendants Transamerica Life Insurance 

Company, located at 1150 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California 90015, 

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC, located at 11111 Santa Monica 

Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90025, and Transamerica Asset Management, 

Inc., located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 (collectively, 

“Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel, will move before the 

Honorable Faith S. Hochberg, U.S.D.J., for entry of an order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1404(a) transferring this matter to the Western Division of the United States 

District Court for the Central District of California for the convenience of the 

parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice. Defendants bring this motion 

on the following grounds: 

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1. The conduct central to this controversy occurred in Los 

Angeles, California, not in New Jersey. 

2. Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company’s retirement 

plan business, and Defendant Transamerica Investment 

Management, LLC are located in Los Angeles, California. 

3. Most, if not all, records and documents pertaining to this matter 

are stored in Los Angeles. 

4. The United States District Court for the Central District of 

California is a more appropriate venue for trial for the 

convenience of the likely witnesses, most of whom reside in the 

Los Angeles area. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in support of this motion, 

Defendants will rely upon the Memorandum and supporting Declaration of Darcy 

Hatton submitted herewith. A proposed form of Order is also submitted. 

Defendants request oral argument of this motion.

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Dated: May 16, 2011

s/ Thomas R. Curtin

Thomas R. Curtin

George C. Jones

GRAHAM CURTIN

A Professional Association

4 Headquarters Plaza

P.O. Box 1991

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1991

Telephone: (973) 292-1700

Facsimile: (973) 292-1767

Robert N. Eccles (Pro Hac Vice pending)

Gary S. Tell (Pro Hac Vice pending)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

1625 Eye Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006-4001

Telephone: (202) 383-5300

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414

Attorneys for Defendants

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, 

Transamerica Investment Management, 

LLC, and Transamerica Asset 

Management, Inc.

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