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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
`WESTERN DIVISION
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`Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-02832-JPM-tmp
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`SPARK NETWORKS, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE TO THE CENTRAL
`DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AND FOR EXPEDITED HEARING
`(INCLUDING CERTIFICATE OF CONSULTATION)
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`Defendant Spark Networks, Inc. (“Spark”) respectfully moves this Court to transfer this
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`case to the Central District of California, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The facts and legal
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`authorities supporting this relief are set forth in the accompanying Memorandum and
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`Declarations.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`s/Glen G. Reid, Jr.
`Glen G. Reid, Jr. (#8184)
`WYATT, TARRANT & COMBS, LLP
`1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 800
`Memphis, TN 38120-4367
`Phone: 901.537.1000
`Facsimile: 901.537.1010
`greid@wyattfirm.com
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`s/Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr.
`Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr. (#06389)
`WYATT, TARRANT & COMBS, LLP
`1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 800
`Memphis, TN 38120-4367
`Phone: 901.537.1000
`Facsimile: 901.537.1010
`mvorder-bruegge@wyattfirm.com
`Attorneys for Defendant
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`Case 2:12-cv-02832-JPM-tmp Document 20 Filed 12/21/12 Page 2 of 2 PageID 62
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONSULTATION
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`I, Glen Reid, attorney for defendant, certify that I talked to Richard Carter on December
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`7, 2012 regarding defendant’s intention to file the foregoing motion, and conferred with him to
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`determine whether the plaintiff would agree to the relief sought, such that the motion could be
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`presented as unopposed. The consultation was not successful and Mr. Carter advised that the
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`plaintiff opposes the motion.
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`s/Glen G. Reid, Jr.
`Glen G. Reid, Jr.
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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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`s/Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr.
`Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr.
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Laurence S. Rogers (pro hac vice application pending)
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1211 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`Phone: 212.596.9033
`Facsimile: 212-596-9090
`Laurence.Rogers@ropesgray.com
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`Brandon H. Stroy (pro hac vice application pending)
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1900 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`Phone: 650.617.4028
`Facsimile: 650.617.4090
`Brandon.Stroy@ropesgray.com