STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON, District Judge.

WHEREAS, this Action was filed by Plaintiff Edwin L. Reso ("Reso") against Defendant Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, on June 24, 2011;

WHEREAS, on August 22, 2011, this Action was reassigned to the Northern District of California, Oakland Division;

WHEREAS, this Action could have been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division, where APLP has its principal place of business;

WHEREAS, on August 30, 2011, APLP filed a Motion to Transfer Venue to the Eastern District of Wisconsin, together with its Memorandum of Points and Authorities and the Declaration of Sarah A. Johnson in support thereof; and

WHEREAS, counsel for Reso and APLP have met and conferred regarding the transfer of this Action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin under 28 U.S.C. § 1404;

NOW, THEREFORE, Reso and APLP, by and through their respective counsel, each hereby stipulates and agrees to the entry of an Order transferring this Action from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Division, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division, for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(b), and Reso and APLP request that an Order be entered directing the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to forward the filings in this Action to the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; and

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED that Reso and APLP shall bear their own respective fees and costs relating to the transfer of venue to be effected pursuant hereto.

ECF ATTESTATION

I, Claudia A. Quiroz, attest that concurrence in e-filing this STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE; [PROPOSED] ORDER has been obtained from signatory James C. Bradley, in compliance with General Order 45, X.B.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

The Court, having reviewed and considered the stipulated transfer of this Action, does hereby Order that this Action be transferred from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Division, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division, with each party bearing its own costs and fees relating to the transfer. The Court further Orders the Clerk for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to forward all filings in this Action to the Clerk for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

IT IS SO ORDERED.