Hill v. DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. et al

Filing 48

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, For the foregoing reasons, the Clerk of Court is directed to take all steps necessary to transfer the docket in this case to the Central Islip courthouse and effect its reassignment by random selection. (Ordered by Judge Eric N. Vitaliano on 5/17/2016) c/m (Galeano, Sonia)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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TONYA HILL,

Plaintiff.
- against DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC., SELENE
FINANCE, LP; DONAN, GRAVES and
LONGORIA, LLC,
Defendants.

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VITALIANO, D.J.

On May 27, 2015, plaintiff Tonya Hill,

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commenced this action against defendants

DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. and Donan, Graves and Longoria, LLC. 1 Plaintiff subsequently
retained counsel and, on July 23, 2015, was granted 30 days to amend her complaint. The
amended complaint followed on August 24, 2015, joining Selene Finance, LP as a defendant.
Defendants have since filed motions to dismiss the complaint under Rule 12(b)(6).2
Discussion
It is clear that this case should have been assigned to the courthouse in Central Islip.

Local Rule 50. l (d)(2)(b)(i) states that a civil case shall be designated a "Long Island case" if "a
substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim or claims occurred in Nassau
or Suffolk County[.]" Here, plaintiff resides in Nassau County, and there is no question that the
events at issue all occurred there. See Complaint, Dkt. No. 1, at 1-5; Amended Complaint, Dkt.
No. 14, at 1-9. Indeed, it is apparent that this case was only assigned to this courthouse because,

On the same day, plaintiff paid the requisite filing fee.
Although no defendant resides in this district, none has moved to di~miss on the grounds
of lack of personal jurisdiction or improper venue.

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/s/ USDJ ERIC N. VITALIANO