FARBER et al v. TENNANT TRUCK LINES, INC. et al

Filing 28

MEMORANDUM OPINION ORDER THAT DEFENDANT TENNANT TRUCK LINES, INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (DOC. NO. 3 ), IS GRANTED. DEFENDANT SCOTT MCMEEN'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (DOC. NO. 13 ) , IS GRANTED. ALL OTHER MOTIONS ARE DENIED AS MOOT. THIS ACTION IS TRANSFERRED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO CLOSE THIS CASE. SIGNED BY HONORABLE WENDY BEETLESTONE ON 2/9/2015. 2/9/2015 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(amas)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
NICOLAS S. FARBER ; JOY MEREDITH
MAGEE; SUSAN FARBER; and JOHN
LEWIS FARBER,
Plaintiffs,
CIVIL ACTION
v.
NO. 14-5028
TENNANT TRUCK LINES, INC., and
SCOTT A. McMEEN,
Defendants.

ORDER
AND NOW, this 9th day of February, 2015, upon consideration of Defendants Tennant
Truck Lines Inc. and Scott McMeen’s FRCP 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(3) Motions to Dismiss
Plaintiff’s Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Improper Venue, or in the
Alternative, Motions to Transfer Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) [ECF Nos. 3 and 13]; and the
Plaintiff’s responses in opposition thereto [ECF Nos. 7, 10, and 16]; and for the reasons provided
in the Court’s memorandum opinion of February 9, 2015 [ECF No. 27], IT IS ORDERED that:
(1)

Defendant Tennant Truck Lines Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal
Jurisdiction [ECF No. 3] is GRANTED;

(2)

Defendant Scott McMeen’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
[ECF No. 13] is GRANTED;

(3)

all other motions are DENIED AS MOOT;

(4)

this action is TRANSFERRED in its entirety to the United States District Court for
the Central District of Illinois; and

(5)

the Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.

BY THE COURT:
/S/ WENDY BEETLESTONE, J.
______________________________
WENDY BEETLESTONE, J.