Legal Opinion
Paramount Pictures, Inc. v. Rodney, U.S. District Judge (Two Cases). Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. Rodney, U.S. District Judge (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 26, 1951No. 10174 — 10177PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
The question presented by the cases at bar is whether the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on a motion made by all of the defendants, opposed by the plaintiffs, has the power under Section 1404(a) of Title 28 United States Code Annotated, to transfer to an appropriate United States district court in Texas two suits1 based on the antitrust laws of the United States. The trial court concluded that it lacked the authority to transfer the actions.2 89 F.Supp. 278. We disagree.
*113Section 1404(a) states that “For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by108 opinions
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- In the Matter of Emanuel JosephsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- Francis Schertenleib v. Jerome S. TraumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- All States Freight, Inc. v. ModarelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- United States v. BerkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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