Free Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Subject Jurisdiction - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:08-cv-00016-SLR

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC., Plaintiff, v. QUANTUM CORPORATION, A.C.N. 120 786 012 PTY, LTD, and ROCKSOFT LTD., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 08-016-SLR

DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, AND IMPROPER VENUE, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO TRANSFER

Defendants in the above action hereby respectfully move to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, lack of personal jurisdiction, and improper venue, or in the alternative, to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The grounds for this motion are fully set forth in defendants' accompanying opening memorandum and in the supporting declarations of Mauricio Flores and Shawn Hall. For the Court's convenience, a proposed form of order is attached to this motion.

Case 1:08-cv-00016-SLR

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ASHBY & GEDDES /s/ Steven J. Balick ___________________________ Steven J. Balick (I.D. #2114) John G. Day (I.D. #2403) Tiffany Geyer Lydon (I.D. #3950) 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, DE 19899 302-654-1888 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Of Counsel: Amar L. Thakur Mauricio A. Flores SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP 12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92130-2006 (858) 720-8900 Dated: February 14, 2008
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC., Plaintiff, v. QUANTUM CORPORATION, A.C.N. 120 786 012 PTY, LTD, and ROCKSOFT LTD., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 08-016-SLR

ORDER

This ________ day of ____________________________, 2008, defendants in the above action having moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, lack of personal jurisdiction, and improper venue, or in the alternative, to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and this Court, after considering the positions of the parties, having concluded that good grounds exist for the requested relief; now therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants' motion is granted and that this action is dismissed without prejudice.

____________________________________ United States District Judge