Legal Opinion
Bates v. JC Penney Co., Inc.
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided November 27, 1985No. C-C-85-353-PPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROBERT D. POTTER, Chief Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant’s motion to transfer this action to the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). That section provides:
For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought.
The decision whether to transfer a case under § 1404(a) rests in the discretion of the District Court. Akers v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co., 378 F.2d 78, 80 (4th Cir.1967).
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Shutte v. Armco Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Scott Paper Company v. Scott's Liquid Gold, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1974
- Grey v. Continental Marketing Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1970
- The Butterick Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Honorable Hubert L. WillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Popkin v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers National Fund v. Baylor Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Datasouth Computer Corp. v. Three Dimensional Technologies, Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1989
- Jim Crockett Promotions, Inc. v. Action Media Group, Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1990
- Commercial Equipment Co. v. Barclay Furniture Co.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1990
- McDevitt & Street Co. v. Fidelity and Deposit Co.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1990
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