Fonseca v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC

Filing 14

ORDER TO TRANSFER CASE to Houston division (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(dperez, 3)

United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION
DRAGANA FONSECA, et al,
Plaintiffs,
VS.
WAL-MART STORES TEXAS, LLC,
Defendant.

April 03, 2018
David J. Bradley, Clerk

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§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-CV-329
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ORDER TO TRANSFER
After reviewing the pleadings in this slip and fall personal injury case, the Court
noted that the store at issue is not located within, or even in the near vicinity of, the
Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas and that this case appears to lack
any other connection to the Galveston Division. The Court gave notice that it was
considering a sua sponte transfer of this case to the Houston Division of the Southern
District of Texas and gave the parties an opportunity to object (Dkt. 13). The deadline
for objections has passed, and no party has filed anything. Therefore, in the interest of
justice and for the convenience of the witnesses and the parties, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
1404(a), the Court sua sponte ORDERS that this case be TRANSFERRED to the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
SIGNED at Galveston, Texas, this 2nd day of April, 2018.
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George C. Hanks Jr.
United States District J u d g e

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