Creditors Collection Bureau, Inc. v. Access Data, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, District Judge.

A contract executed by Plaintiff and Defendant included a forum selection clause designating Tennessee as the chosen venue for litigating any potential contract disputes. 1 Plaintiff filed suit in the Kentucky state courts when the parties’ contractual relationship disintegrated. Defendant, having removed the litigation to this Court, now asks that the suit be transferred to the Middle District of Tennessee in accordance with the parties’ forum selection clause. The Court will grant Defendant’s request.

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Two federal statutes govern most transfers. The…