ORDER GRANDING VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.'S MOTION TO SEVER AND TRANSFER TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the unopposed motion of Defendant Verizon California Inc.'s ("Verizon") to sever and to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Mot., Oct. 1, 2014, ECF No. 42. Verizon moves to sever the claims against it from this case and to transfer venue of those claims to the Eastern District of Missouri pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 and 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. ("Plaintiff") and the remaining Defendant, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, do not oppose Verizon's motion. See ECF No. 43. In addition, all parties to this action ask that the Court decide the instant motion forthwith without oral argument. See id. Having reviewed the motion and related documents, and by stipulation of all parties, the Court finds the matter suitable for decision on shortened time and without oral argument pursuant to Local Rules 144(e) and 230(g). Therefore, the October 30, 2014, hearing date for this motion is hereby VACATED.

For the reasons set forth in Verizon's Motion, the Court agrees that the Eastern District of Missouri is a more convenient forum for adjudication of Plaintiff's claims against Verizon. For good cause shown, the Court hereby GRANTS Verizon California Inc.'s Motion to Sever and to Transfer Venue to the Eastern District of Missouri (ECF No. 37).1

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

(1) Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P.'s claims against Defendant Verizon California Inc. are hereby SEVERED pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 21.

(2) It is further ORDERED this case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, as to Defendant Verizon California Inc. only. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to take all steps necessary to effectuate this transfer; and

(3) After the transfer of Defendant Verizon California Inc. as set forth above, Sprint Communications Company L.P. SHALL REMAIN the Plaintiff and Pacific Bell Telephone Company, doing business as AT&T California, SHALL REMAIN the Defendant in this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.