Summary
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York transferred this action to the Northern District of Illinois under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The court found that the case presented factual and legal issues overlapping with an Illinois foreclosure and receivership action and that many parties and witnesses were located in Illinois.
Holdings
- Transfer was appropriate because the factual and legal issues overlapped with a related Illinois action, many parties and witnesses were located in Illinois, and the Northern District of Illinois appeared to be the more convenient forum.
Questions Presented
- Whether the action should be transferred from the Southern District of New York to the Northern District of Illinois under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.
Disposition
remanded
Cases Cited (3)
- Keitt v. N.Y. City, 882 F. Supp. 2d 412, 459-60 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)(followed)
- N.Y. Marine and Gen. Ins. Co. v. LaFarge No. Am., Inc., 599 F.3d 102, 112 (2d Cir. 2010)(followed)
- D.H. Blair & Co. v. Gottdiener, 462 F.3d 95, 106 (2d Cir. 2006)(followed)
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