Legal Opinion
Fairview MacHine & Tool Co. v. Oakbrook International, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 21, 1999No. CIV.A. 99-30045-MAPPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO TRANSFER VENUE, AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO TAKE DISCOVERY
(Docket Nos. 6, 11)
PONSOR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This ease arises out of the defendants’ refusal to make final payments of approximately $400,000 for machinery they ordered from plaintiff. Defendants, non-Massachusetts businesses, move to dismiss on the ground that this court does not have personal jurisdiction over them. Alternatively, defendants move to transfer venue to the Western District of Michigan as a matter of convenience. In the event that the…
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