BIGELOW v. GARRETT et al

Filing 16

ORDER granting 6 defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or, in the alternative, to transfer venue to the US District Court for the Western District of V irginia; and denying without prejudice 8 plaintiff's motion to disqualify Christopher M. Woodfin as counsel for defendants, stay defendants' motion to dismiss or transfer, and order jurisdictional discovery. This case shall be removed from the Court docket. Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on March 13, 2018. (MA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Plaintiff,
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TOM GARRETT and TOM GARRETT
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FOR CONGRESS,
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Defendants.
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TODD BIGELOW,

Civil Action No. 17-1975 (PLF)

ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby
ORDERED that defendants’ Motion [Dkt. No. 6] to Dismiss for Lack of Personal
Jurisdiction Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or in the
Alternative, to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Western District of
Virginia, is GRANTED; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion [Dkt. No. 8] to Disqualify
Christopher M. Woodfin as Counsel for Defendants, Stay Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or
Transfer, and Order Jurisdictional Discovery is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that this action shall be TRANSFERRED to the United
States District Court for the Western District of Virginia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); it is
FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall transfer all papers in this
proceeding, together with a certified copy of this Order, to the United States District Court for
the Western District of Virginia; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall remove this case from
the docket of this Court.
SO ORDERED.

/s/
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN
United States District Judge
DATE: March 13, 2018

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