Celbusky v. Delaware & Hudson Railway Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.

The defendant has moved to transfer this Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) action to the Middle District of Pennsylvania on the basis of forum non conveniens. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a district court is empowered to “transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought” if appropriate “[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses [and] in the interest of justice”. Furthermore, a decision to transfer is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court. Piper Aircraft Company v. Reyno, 454…