Summary
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied Defendants’ motion to transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The court held that the Southern District of Ohio was a proper forum and that Defendants had not shown that the Eastern District of Virginia was a more convenient venue, consistent with the court’s prior decisions in similar TVPRA cases.
Holdings
- Transfer to the Eastern District of Virginia was not warranted because the defendants did not establish that Virginia was a more convenient forum or otherwise show that the § 1404(a) factors justified transfer.
- The court had personal jurisdiction over the defendants, and venue in the Southern District of Ohio was proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1), (c)(2), and (d).
Questions Presented
- Whether the action should be transferred from the Southern District of Ohio to the Eastern District of Virginia under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
- Whether the Southern District of Ohio was a proper venue and had personal jurisdiction over the defendants.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (12)
- Kay v. Nat'l City Mortg. Co., 494 F. Supp. 2d 845, 849–50 (S.D. Ohio 2007)(followed)
- Moore v. Rohm & Haas Co., 446 F.3d 643, 647 n.1 (6th Cir. 2006)(followed)
- Moses v. Bus. Card Exp., Inc., 929 F.2d 1131, 1137 (6th Cir. 1991)(followed)
- Olin-Marquez v. Arrow Senior Living Mgmt., LLC, 586 F. Supp. 3d 759, 776, 778 (S.D. Ohio 2022)(followed)
- Youngblood v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., No. 3:16-CV-34, 2016 WL 1466559, at *1 (W.D. Ky. Apr. 14, 2016)(followed)
- Jamhour v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 211 F. Supp. 2d 941, 945 (S.D. Ohio 2002)(followed)
- Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612, 645–46 (1964)(followed)
- Shanehchian v. Macy's, Inc., 251 F.R.D. 287, 292 (S.D. Ohio 2008)(followed)
- Reese v. CNH Am. LLC, 574 F.3d 315, 320 (6th Cir. 2009)(followed)
- Phelps v. McClellan, 30 F.3d 658, 663 (6th Cir. 1994)(followed)
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