Legal Opinion
Frasca v. Yaw
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 26, 1992No. CV 91-3246 (ADS)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
In this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of the plaintiffs’ civil rights, the ten defendants uniformly move to dismiss the action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), or to transfer venue of this case, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
The primary issue to be resolved, is whether venue in the Northern District of New York is appropriate pursuant to the statutory provisions.
For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the defendants’…
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