Legal Opinion
Strategic Marketing & Communications, Inc. v. Kmart Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 19, 1998No. 98 CIV. 1367(RLC)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Defendant Kmart Corporation (“Kmart”) moves to dismiss the complaint of plaintiff Strategic Marketing and Communications, Inc. (“SMC”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), or in the alternative, to transfer this action from the Southern District of New York to the Eastern District of Michigan pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
I. Background
Plaintiff SMC is engaged in the business of selling pre-paid telephone cards. In late 1995, SMC’s Vice-President, Scott Mullins (“Mullins”), identified Kmart Corporation as a potential purchaser of its cards. Mullins pursued…
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