Legal Opinion
ICICI Bank Ltd. v. Essar Global Fund Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 12, 2017No. 1:16-cv-7836-GHWPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge:
Defendants removed this breach of contract action from state court pursuant to the federal bankruptcy removal statute. They now seek an order transferring the action to the District of Delaware pursuant to either the general change of venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), or the bankruptcy change of venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1412. For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to transfer this action is DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Guarantee Agreements, the Underlying Lawsuit, and ESML’s Bankruptcy Petition
This suit…
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