American Argo Corp. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), the defendant has moved to transfer this declaratory judgment action to the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The statute provides that “[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought”. Consistent therewith, a decision to transfer is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court. Piper Aircraft Company v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 257, 102 S.Ct. 252, 286, 70 L.Ed.2d…
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