Legal Opinion
Kotan v. Pizza Outlet, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 28, 2005No. Civ. Action 05-01119 (RCL)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the motion [2] of defendants Pizza Outlet, Inc. (“Pizza Outlet”) and Vocelli Pizza, L.P. (“Vocelli”) to dismiss or, in the alternative, to transfer this case to the Western District of Pennsylvania. Pizza Outlet and Vocelli (collectively “franchisors”) claim that pursuant to a forum selection clause in their franchise agreement with plaintiff Kotan, the Western District of Pennsylvania is the only proper federal venue for this action. They also claim that the District of Columbia is an improper venue for this…
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