Penn National Security Insurance Company v. Jose Trucking Corporation d/b/a G&P Contractors et al

Filing 24

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Change Venue. The action is hereby transferred to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Signed by US District Judge James C. Dever III on 5/11/2011. (Sawyer, D.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

WESTERN DIVISION

No.5: lO-CV-348-D

PENN NATIONAL SECURITY
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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JOSE TRUCKING CORPORATION,
CED CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LTD.,
Defendants.

ORDER

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On December 10, 20 I 0, CED Construction Partners, Ltd. ("CED") filed a motion to transfer
venue to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina [D.E. 16]. Plaintiff
responded in opposition [D.E. 20, 21], and CED replied [D.E. 23].
In light ofthe record, the action will proceed more efficiently and conveniently in the United
States District Court for the District ofSouth Carolina.

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U .S.C. § 1404(a); Stewart Org.,

Inc. v. Ricoh Com., 487 U.S. 22,29 (1988); Brock v. Entre Computer Ctrs .• Inc., 933 F.2d 1253,
1257 (4th Cir. 1991); Jenkins v. Albuquerque LonestarFreightliner, LLC, 464 F. Supp. 2d 491, 493
(E.D.N.C. 2006). Thus, for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of
justice, the motion to transfer venue [D.E. 16] is GRANTED. The action is hereby transferred to the
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
SO ORDERED. This.lL day of May 2011.

SC.DEVERill
Uni ed States District Judge