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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
`WESTERN DIVISION
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`GROUPON, INC.,
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`Civil Action No. 12-cv-02781-JPM-cgc
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`Hon. Jon Phipps McCalla
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`Defendant.
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`DEFENDANT GROUPON, INC.’S MOTION
`TO TRANSFER VENUE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)
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`Defendant, Groupon, Inc. (“Groupon”), respectfully moves this Court to transfer this case
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`to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
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`1404(a). In support of its Motion, Groupon relies on the Memorandum in Support of Its Motion
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`to Transfer and the Declaration of David Thacker, filed contemporaneously herewith.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ John S. Golwen
`John S. Golwen (TN BPR #014324)
`Annie T. Christoff (TN BPR #026241)
`BASS, BERRY & SIMS, PLC
`100 Peabody Place, Suite 900
`Memphis, Tennessee 38103
`Telephone:
`(901) 543-5900
`Facsimile:
`(901) 543-5999
`Email: jgolwen@bassberry.com
`achristoff@bassberry.com
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`Of counsel:
`Jeanne M. Gills
`Jason J. Keener
`Ruben J. Rodrigues
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`321 North Clark Street, Suite 2800
`Chicago, Illinois 60654
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`Case 2:12-cv-02781-JPM-cgc Document 21 Filed 01/10/13 Page 2 of 2 PageID 75
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`(312) 832-4500
`Telephone:
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`jkeener@foley.com
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`rrodrigues@foley.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant, Groupon, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONSULTATION
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`I, Jeanne Gills, attorney for Defendant, Groupon, Inc., certify that I spoke with Craig
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`Kaufmann on January 9, 2013 regarding Defendant’s intention to file the foregoing Motion, and
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`conferred with him to determine whether the Plaintiff would agree to the relief sought, such that
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`the Motion could be presented as unopposed. The consultation was not successful and Mr.
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`Kaufmann advised that the Plaintiff opposes the Motion.
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` /s/ Jeanne Gills
` Jeanne Gills
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The foregoing document was filed under the Court’s CM/ECF system, automatically
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`effecting service on counsel of record for all other parties who have appeared in this action on
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`the date of such service.
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