Legal Opinion
Pincus Hueter v. Kruse
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 18, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2020-3686Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STEVEN JAY PINCUS HUETER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-03686 (TNM) LEALAIALOA FRITZ MICHAEL KRUSE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION A plaintiff cannot sue anywhere he chooses. Aside from the prerequisites of personal and subject matter jurisdiction, a federal court simply might not be the most appropriate or convenient forum to adjudicate a controversy. In that case, the doctrine of forum non conveniens allows dismissal in favor of a better venue. This is such a case. A resident of American Samoa, Steven Jay Pincus Hueter, sues…
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