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Case 2:10-cv-04420-SJO-JC Document 17 Filed 08/20/10 Page 5 of 26 Page ID #:3212TABLE OF CONTENTS34567891011121314INTRO.DUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1FACTUAL BACKGRO·UND ......................................................................................... 2ARG·UMENT ......................................................................................................·............ 3I. THE COURT SHOULD DISMISS THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE ITMAKES CLEAR THAT NO CONTRACT WAS FORMED ............................ 3A. The Standard for Dismissal Under Federal Rule l2(b)(6) ........................ 3B. DONE Has Failed To State A Breach Of Contract Claim As AMatter of Law Because The Parties Never Formed A Contract. ............... SC. Even If DONE Has Pleaded A Meeting Of The Minds, Which ItHas Not, It Has Not Stated A Breach OfCqntract Claim Because,At Most, The Pm1ies Had An Agreement To Agree .................................. 715 II. IN THE ALTERNATIVE, THE COURT SHOULD TRANSFER THEACTION TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ......................... 81617 A. This Action Might Have Been Brought Initially In the Southern·District of New York .................................................................................. 91819202122232425B. The Convenience of Witnesses and Parties Strongly FavorsTransfer to the Southern District of New York. ........................................ 9C. Transfer Will Promote Judicial Economy By Avoiding DuplicativeLitigation .................................................................................................. 10D. The Interests of Justice Favor Transfer. ................................................... 121. Plivate Interest Factors .................................................................. 12a.DONE's Choice of Forum Is Not Dispositive .................... 12262728b.Ease of Access to Sources of Proof, Availability ofCompulsory Process, and Other Practical ProblemsFavor Transfer ..................................................................... 13Gibson, Dunn &Crutcher LLP1