James v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

DAVID S. PORTER, District Judge.

This is an FELA action pursuant to 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The cause is now before the Court on the motion of the Railroad for a change of venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The defendant requests that we transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke (docs. 7 and 10) where the cause of action arose, where the defendant’s principal place of business is located, and where the occurrence witnesses reside, on the ground of convenience to the parties and witnesses, and in the interests of justice.

The complaint…