Legal Opinion
Foster-Milburn Co. v. Knight, Chief Judge
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 3, 1950No. 21643PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Chief Judge.
The defendants have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition to prevent the transfer of an action, based upon diversity of citizenship, from the Western District of New York to the Southern District (Northern Division) of California. No order has yet been issued, but after hearing both parties upon a petition of the plaintiff the judge has filed an opinion, holding that § 1404(a) of the Judicial Code 1 authorizes the transfer because it will be for the convenience of witnesses; and concededly, he will enter the appropriate order, unless we decide otherwise.…
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