C.A. 2nd
B245619

The Second Appellate District affirmed orders staying proceedings pending the outcome of parallel actions in another state. The court held that where a trial court intends to stay rather than dismiss a California case on grounds of forum non conveniens, no “strong presumption” is afforded a nonresident plaintiff’s choice of California as a forum, and the party who asserts forum non conveniens need not demonstrate that California is a “seriously inconvenient” forum.