Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Greenwood
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 8, 2007No. 06-6430, 06-6519PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
This consolidated appeal arises from a Title 11 bankruptcy action brought on behalf of two sets of debtors, all of whom are residents of the Northern District of Mississippi, who filed their actions in the Western District of Tennessee (Memphis Division) for reasons of convenience. The United States Trustee’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi moved to transfer the cases. This case presents a single issue on appeal: whether a bankruptcy court may retain a case filed in an improper venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1408 over a timely objection by an interested…
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