*1 Case 2:05-cv-00996-RSL Document 14 Filed 09/20/05 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE MICHAEL LYNCH,
Plaintiff, Case No. C05-0996L
v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO TRANSFER TRENDWEST RESORTS, INC., et al. , Defendants.
This matter comes before the Court on a motion filed by defendant Trendwest Resorts, Inc. (“Trendwest”) to transfer this case to the Honorable Marsha J. Pechman. (Dkt. #7). Trendwest argues that this case involves nearly identical facts, legal issues, and parties as plaintiff’s prior lawsuit, CV00-0329P (W.D. Wash.) (the “prior lawsuit”), which is currently pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trendwest also filed a motion to accept transfer and consolidate actions in the prior lawsuit. Judge Pechman denied that motion by order dated September 14, 2005, finding that the transfer would not conserve judicial resources and that the motion, while “not groundless, . . . raises concerns about the appearance of ‘judge shopping.’” CV00-0329P at Dkt. #334.
In light of Judge Pechman’s order finding that transfer is not warranted, the Court ORDER DENYING MOTION TO TRANSFER- 1
*2 Case 2:05-cv-00996-RSL Document 14 Filed 09/20/05 Page 2 of 2 DENIES Trendwest’s motion to transfer this case. (Dkt. #7).
DATED this 20th day of September, 2005.
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Robert S. Lasnik United States District Judge ORDER DENYING MOTION TO TRANSFER- 2