Phoenix Licensing, L.L.C. et al v. Carnival Corporation & PLC et al, No. 2:13-cv-01084 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 30, 2015)

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Before the Court is Carnival Corporations & PLC (“Carnival”) and Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. (“Princess Cruise”) Motion to Sever Claims and Transfer Venue. ( Dkt. No. 21, “Motion to Transfer.”) In their Motion to Transfer, Carnival and Princess Cruise seek to s ever the case as between these two defendants and transfer each suit to the Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California, respectively. (Mot. at 1–2.) As an initial matter, on March 2 0, 2015, the parties moved to dismiss Carnival with prejudice. (Dkt. No. 415, Case No.