Kennedy v. Miller, Johnson & Kuehn, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALESIA, District Judge.

Before the court is defendants Miller, Johnson & Kuehris and Thomas F. Ward’s motion to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons that follow, the court denies defendants’ motion.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs, all Illinois residents, invested in equipment leasing programs through defendants, both Minnesota residents. Plaintiffs allegedly did not know the extent of the risk in their investments and were misled by defendants into believing that their money…