Legal Opinion
United States v. Brown University
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 7, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-3274PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BECHTLE, Chief Judge.
Presently before the court is defendant Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (“MIT”) motion to transfer venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons stated below, MIT’s motion will be denied. 1
BACKGROUND
The government brought the above-captioned action alleging that MIT and eight other competing non-profit institutions of higher education have unlawfully cooperated with one another with respect to their financial aid programs. All defendants belong to what is referred to as the “overlap group.” The government claims that the overlap group…
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