Genden v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROYNER, District Judge.

Presently pending before this Court is the motion of defendant, Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (“Merrill, Lynch”), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. This case is a securities law class action arising out of allegations that Merrill, Lynch is liable for misstatements of fact regarding public housing authority bonds in prospectuses regarding units registered with the SEC of beneficial interest in diversified tax-exempt unit investment…