Legal Opinion
United States v. Muratoski
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided April 8, 2005No. 1:04-cv-00179PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MCAULIFFE, Chief Judge.
Defendant moves to transfer venue in this criminal case to the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago), where he lives and works. For the reasons set forth below, that motion is granted.
Standard of Review
A district court has broad discretionary power to transfer a criminal prosecution to another district “for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.” Fed.R.Crim.P. 21(b). In exercising that discretion, courts generally consider a number of factors identified by the Supreme Court in Platt v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co., 376 U.S.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Platt v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. John Dillard O'BryantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Hon. John M. Cashin, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- United States v. SalinasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by6 opinions
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