Legal Opinion
Billing v. Commerce One, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 8, 2002No. 01 CIV 5734(RWS)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendant Commerce One, Inc. (“Commerce”) has moved pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to transfer this action brought by plaintiff Donald Billing (“Billing”) to the District of Maryland. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted.
This close question turns on Billing’s choice of forum and his residence, which are not the same. Were it otherwise, the motion would have been denied.
Prior Proceedings
This action was commenced on June 22, 2001. An amended complaint was the subject of a stipulation so ordered on October 16, 2001. It alleged fraudulent…
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