Nicholas v. TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc.

— 1 — — 2 — — 3 — UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA — 6 — MELVIN NICHOLAS, Case No. 2:23-cv-01749-CDS-NJK ’ Plaintiff(s), ORDER Vv. [Docket No. 5] 10 INC. FINANCE CORPORATE SERVICES, 11 Defendant(s). 12 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion to transfer this case to the Southern District 13] of Georgia under the first-to-file rule and 28 U.S.C. § 1404 (a). Docket No. 5. The motion was 14]| filed on October 30, 2023, making the deadline to respond November 13, 2023. See Local Rule 15] 7-2(b). Plaintiff did not respond. Accordingly, the motion to transfer is GRANTED as 16] unopposed. Local Rule 7-2(d).' This action is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Southern District 17|| of Georgia. 18 IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 Dated: November 14, 2023 . tig Nancy J. Koppe\ 21 United StatesMagistrate Judge — 22 — — 23 — — 24 — — 25 — — 26 — 27 ' The undersigned resolves the motion through issuance of an order as it is well-settled that a magistrate judge possesses the authority to decide a motion to transfer. See, e.g., Pavao v. Unifund CCR Partners, 934 F. Supp. 2d 1238 , 1241 n.1 (S.D. Cal. 2013) (collecting cases).