McKee Foods Kingman v. Kellogg Co.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MATTICE, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss [Court Doc. No. 16-1]. Defendant moves the Court to dismiss Plaintiffs’ declaratory judgment action, arguing issues of subject matter jurisdiction, discretionary jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202, and personal jurisdiction. In the alternative, Defendant moves the Court to transfer venue to the Eastern District of Michi gan pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The Court will address each of Defendant’s arguments in turn.
I. STANDARDS
A. Dismissal for Failure to State a Claim
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