Joseph v. Leverton — Entry #11: ORDER: Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that this action shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT                                    USDC SDNY
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK                                   DOCUMENT
                                                                ELECTRONICALLY FILED
 ANDREW JOSEPH, derivatively on behalf                          DOC #:
 of HUT 8 CORP.,                                                DATE FILED: 6/25/2024
                                Plaintiff,
                    -against-
 JAMIE LEVERTON, SHENIF VISRAM,
 JOSEPH FLINN, ASHER GENOOT,
 ALEXIA HEFTI, MICHAEL HO,
 STANLEY O’NEAL, RICK                                              24 Civ. 3081 (AT)
 RICKERTSEN, MAYO A. SHATTUCK,
 III, BILL TAI, and AMY WILKINSON,                                      ORDER

                                Defendants,
                     -and-
 HUT 8 CORP.,
                                Nominal
                                Defendant.
ANALISA TORRES, District Judge:

        Plaintiff, Andrew Joseph, brings this shareholder derivative action alleging that
Defendants made or participated in making materially false and misleading statements regarding
the business, operation, and prospects of Nominal Defendant Hut 8 Corp. (“Hut 8”). See
Compl., ECF No. 1. On June 13, 2024, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why the action
should not be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, where
Hut 8’s principal place of business is located. ECF No. 9; see Compl. ¶ 18.

        By response dated June 24, 2024, Plaintiff requests that the action be transferred to the
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Response, ECF No. 10 at 2. Plaintiff cites the
forum selection clause contained in Hut 8’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, which
provides that certain corporate disputes must be brought in the Delaware Chancery Court or, “if
such court lacks jurisdiction, any state or federal court located within the State of Delaware.” Id.
at 2–3. Plaintiff also notes that Hut 8 is “organized in Delaware” and argues that the action
involves “classic principles of Delaware law.” Id. at 3. Defendants “take no
position . . . regarding transfer.” Id. at 2 n.1.

        Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), “[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the
interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division
where it might have been brought or to any district or division to which all parties have
consented.” “When the parties have agreed to a valid forum-selection clause, a district court
should ordinarily transfer the case to the forum specified in that clause.” Atl. Marine Const. Co.


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v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for W. Dist. of Texas, 571 U.S. 49, 62 (2013). Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that this action shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the District
of Delaware. 1

        The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to transfer this case to the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware and to close this case.

       SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 25, 2024
       New York, New York


1
 Although the forum selection clause names the Delaware Chancery Court as the primary forum,
federal courts may only transfer an action to another federal court. See Pope v. Atl. Coast Line R.
Co., 345 U.S. 379, 384 (1953).

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