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The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document numbers (Motion 001) 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 47, 48, 49, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 117, 119, 122, 127, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, and 141 were read on this motion to DISMISS — INCONVENIENT FORUM. The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document numbers (Motion 002) 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 120, 123, 125, and 129 were read on this motion to DISMISS. The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document numbers (Motion 003) 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 124, 126, 128, 132, 136, 137, 138, 139, and 140 were read on this motion to DISMISS. DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION Plaintiff The Pace Gallery LLC (“Pace”) brings this action alleging breach of contract, fraud, and various commercial torts regarding the sale of a drawing allegedly made by Georges Seurat, which Pace asserts was not actually drawn by Seurat. Defendants Jean-Pierre Seurat (“Seurat”) (Mot. Seq. No. 001), Fabian Dournaux (“Dournaux”) (Mot. Seq. No. 002), and Mark B. Goldstein and Mark B. Goldstein, P.A. (collectively, “Goldstein”) (Mot. Seq. No. 003), all move to dismiss the complaint alleged against them; in Seurat and Dournaux’s case, for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(8) and forum non conveniens pursuant to CPLR 327, and in Goldstein’s case, based on documentary evidence and failure to state a cause of action. Motion sequence numbers 001 through 003 are consolidated for disposition in accordance with the following memorandum decision. Background The following facts are, unless otherwise stated, taken from the complaint, and assumed to be true for purposes of this decision. On August 4, 2021, nonmoving defendant Constance H. Schwartz (“Schwartz”) contacted Pace’s Vice President, Joseph Baptista (“Baptista”), and informed him that she was in contact with a potential seller of “secondary market works of art” living in France, including a drawing by Georges Seurat (the “drawing”), who wished to remain anonymous (complaint, NYSCEF Doc. No. 54,

10-11). Schwartz provided Pace with certain documents and PDF files purporting to establish the provenance of the drawing (id.,

 
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