Thill Securities Corporation v. New York Stock Exchange

OPINION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, District Judge:

I. MATTER FOR DECISION

Before this court is a motion by defendant, the New York Stock Exchange, to dismiss this action. The motion raises two issues:

1. Has the defendant been properly served so that this court has acquired jurisdiction over its “person” ?

2. If this court does have jurisdiction, is this district the one in which the action should be tried or, to use the conventional terminology, is venue properly laid in this district?

II. FACTS

The plaintiff in this case, Thill Securities Corporation, is a broker-dealer in securities but is not a member…