Pennsylvania National Insurance Company v. Munford, et al. (JOINT ASSIGN)(MAG2)

Filing 25

ORDER that Penn National's 23 Motion to Transfer Venue is GRANTED, and this case is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern Division of the Middle District of Alabama. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to take the necessary steps to effectuate the terms of this Order. Signed by Honorable Judge Gray Michael Borden on 12/16/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist) (dmn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL
INSURANCE COMPANY, as
subrogee of Goodson Funeral Home,
Inc.,
Plaintiff,
v.
JAMES MUNFORD,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 2:15-cv-154-MHT-GMB
(WO – Do Not Publish)

ORDER
Before the court is Plaintiff Pennsylvania National Insurance Company’s (“Penn
National”) Motion to Transfer Venue. Doc. 23. On November 23, 2015, the court
ordered Defendants James Munford and Jeffrey Easy to show cause, in writing, as to why
the venue of this matter should not be transferred to the Eastern Division of the Middle
District of Alabama, as requested by Penn National in its motion. See Doc. 24. Neither
Defendant responded to the court’s show cause order. Having received no objection from
either Defendant, and after careful consideration of Penn National’s motion, the court
finds that venue for this action is proper in the Eastern Division of the Middle District of
Alabama.1

Therefore, it is ORDERED that Penn National’s motion (Doc. 23) is

GRANTED, and this case is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern Division of the Middle

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“[A] district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been
brought or to any district or division to which all parties have consented.” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).

District of Alabama. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to take the necessary steps to
effectuate the terms of this Order.
DONE this 16th day of December, 2015.
/s/ Gray M. Borden
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE