BLACKWATER SECURITY CONSULTING, LLC et al v. WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY et al

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BLACKWATER SECURITY CONSULTING, LLC et al v. WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY et al

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Case 2:05-cv-06020-PBT

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
B L A C K W A T E R SECURITY CONSULTING, LLC, a D e l a w a r e Limited Liability Company; and B L A C K W A T E R LODGE AND TRAINING C E N T E R , INC., a Delaware Corporation P l a i n t iffs , vs. W E S T C H E S T E R SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE C O M P A N Y , a Georgia Corporation and E V A N S T O N INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois C o r p o r a ti o n and F I D E L I T Y AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW Y O R K , a South Carolina Corporation and L I B E R T Y INSURANCE UNDERW R I T E R S , a M a ss a c h u s e tts Corporation D e f e n d a n ts .

CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-6020

DEFENDANT, WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) Defendant, Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company (hereinafter "Westchester") by and through its undersigned counsel hereby responds, in part, to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue as follows: 1. 2. It is admitted that Westchester does business and has contacts in North Carolina. It is admitted that Westchester is incorporated in Georgia and has a principal place

of business in Roswell, Georgia. 8. It is admitted that Westchester is aware of no relationship between Pennsylvania

and the issues in dispute in this action, none of the events related to the issuance of Westchester's policy took place in Pennsylvania and there are no witnesses or documents relating to the issuance of Westchester's policy located in Pennsylvania.

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WHEREFORE, Answering Defendant, Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company consents to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).

DATED: May 1, 2006

BY: /s/ Francis J. Deasey (Valid Code FD1214) /s/ James W. Daly (Valid Code JD1216) FRANCIS J. DEASEY, ESQUIRE (Atty. ID 25699) JAMES W. DALY, ESQUIRE (Atty. ID 37660) Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Ltd. 1800 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-587-9400 (PHONE)/215-587-9456 (FAX) [e-mail] [e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, FRANCIS J. DEASEY, ESQUIRE, hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the Defendant, Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company's Response to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) , was served this date, via United States First Class Mail, postage prepaid, to all counsel of record addressed as follows: Dennis J. Valenza, Esquire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921 215-963-5000 (PHONE) 215-963-5001 (FAX) John C. Sullivan, Esquire Post & Schell, P.C. Four Penn center 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103 L. D. Simmons, II, Esquire Helms, Mulliss, Wicker 201 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 William Briggs, Jr., Esquire Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP 2001 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006-1040 BY: /s/ Francis J. Deasey (Valid Code FD1214) /s/ James W. Daly (Valid Code JD1216) FRANCIS J. DEASEY, ESQUIRE (Atty. ID 25699) JAMES W. DALY, ESQUIRE (Atty. ID 37660) Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Ltd. 1800 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-587-9400 (PHONE)/215-587-9456 (FAX) [e-mail] [e-mail] Francis P. Burns, III, Esquire Lavin, O'Neill, Riccio, Cedrone & DiSipio 190 North Independence Mall West Suite 500, 6th & Race Streets Philadelphia, PA 19106 Paul A. Zevnick, Esquire Harvey Bartle, IV, Esquire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 202-739-3000 (PHONE) 202-739-3001 (FAX)

DATED:

May 1, 2006