Legal Opinion
Geary v. Goldstein
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 13, 1992No. Civ. A. 90-0460-PPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
Defendants in the above-captioned case have petitioned this Court for dismissal of Plaintiff’s Complaint. Defendants’ motion is predicated on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2), which provides for dismissal of an action if the court lacks personal (“in personam”) jurisdiction over the defendants). I find that in personam jurisdiction is lacking, and I order immediate transferral of this action to the Southern District of New York, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
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Plaintiff Angie Geary, a Rhode Island resident, is a fashion model associated…
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