A. J. Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of California

OPINION

NEILL, District Judge:

Petitioner filed this petition for a Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition requesting this Court to direct respondent to vacate its order transferring petitioner’s suit against Chesapeake Industries, Inc. to the District of Delaware. In support of the petition it is contended Delaware is not a district where the action “might have been brought” under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Further, that even if an ability to raise the subject matter of the lawsuit by counterclaim in the transferee district is generally sufficient to satisfy the statute, transfer would be improper in this…