Lee v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad

By JUDGE RANDALL G. JOHNSON

This Federal Employers’ Liability Act ("FELA")1 case is before the court on defendant’s motion to transfer venue and on plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery. For the reasons which follow, defendant’s motion to transfer venue will be denied, and plaintiff’s motion to compel will be granted, with conditions.

1. Venue

The accident giving rise to plaintiff’s claim occurred in October, 1988. Plaintiff, an employee of defendant Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company ("RF&P"), claims that he was injured while operating a crane at or near RF&P’s Massaponax…