Marshall et al v. Alpha & Omega Transit Network, Inc.
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MEMORANDUM Order signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 10/28/2015. Mailed notice.(lk, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
JOHN MARSHALL, LAWRENCE GATES
and EARL HENSLEY, on behalf of themselves
and all other similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ALPHA & OMEGA TRANSIT
NETWORK, INC.,
Defendant.
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Case No. 15 C 9243
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Following this Court's issuance of an October 20, 2015 memorandum opinion and order
("Opinion") in this combination of a putative statewide collective action under the Fair Labor
Standards Act and a putative statewide class action under the Illinois Minimum Wage Act,
counsel for plaintiffs John Marshall, Lawrence Gates and Earle 1 Hensley have filed a
commendably thoughtful Plaintiffs' Response To Court Venue Opinion. That response has
weighed the factors involved as to the appropriate choice of forum, as highlighted in the
Opinion, and has concluded with this statement:
In light of all of this, counsel for the Plaintiffs do not object to an order
transferring this case to the federal district court for the Central District of Illinois.
Accordingly it is hereby ordered pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยงยง 1391(b)(1), 1391(c) and
1406(a) that this action be transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District
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This is apparently the correct spelling of plaintiff Hensley's first name -- at least the
text of all plaintiffs' filings employ it, though the case caption reads "Earl."
of Illinois. It is further ordered that the Clerk's Office implement this transfer order forthwith so
that the parties may go about litigating this action on the merits with appropriate promptness.
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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
Date: October 28, 2015
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