Legal Opinion
Gulf Atlantic Transport Co. v. Offshore Tugs, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided March 26, 1990No. 89-357-Civ-J-12PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS OR TRANSFER AND TRANSFERRING THIS CAUSE TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MELTON, District Judge.
This cause is before the Court upon Motions to Dismiss the Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint, filed herein on July 11, 1989, by defendants Offshore Tugs, Inc., and Bruce Brothers Towing, Inc. Both defendants allege that the complaint should be dismissed because the Court does not have personal jurisdiction over them. Since defendants note in their motions that the Court may transfer this action to any district where venue is proper, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a),…
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