8/20/2019 Montgomery v Risen #247 | ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO DC http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/montgomery-v-risen-247-order-transferring-case-to-dc 1/4 UN ITED STA TES D ISTR ICT CO U RT FOR T H E SO U TH ERN D ISTRICT OF FLO RIDA M iam i Division C aseN um ber:15-20782-C1V -M A RTIN EZ-G O O D M AN DE> ISL. M ONTGO M ERY, Plaintiff, V S. JAM ES RISEN ,etal.s Defendants. / O RDER GRAN TIN G M O TION TO TR ANSFER THIS CAU SE cam ebeforetheCourt U pon D efendants' M otion to Dismiss orTransfer forLack ofPersonal Jurisdiction overRisen and H oughton M ifflinH arcourt Com pany, Dism iss Or Transfer ForImproper Venue, Transfer Under 28U.S.C. j 1404(a), Or Dism issFor Failure ToStateA Claim (thek'Motion'')(ECFNo. 521. Plaintiff hastiledaresponse(ECFNo. 631 and Defendants havefiledareply (ECFNo. 771.Defendantshavealsofiledanoticeof supplemental authority(ECFN0. 1 19J.After careful consideration,andfor thereasonsset forthbelow, the court grantsthemotiontotransfer pursuant to28U.S.C. j 1404(a). PlaintiffsuedDefendants for common1aw defnmationper se(libel andslander), general defam ation(libel and slander), defam ationbyimplication(libel andslander), intentional infliction ofem otional distress, tortiousinterferencew ith prospective advantage, and assault. (ECFN o. 441.Plaintiffsclaim s are basedonDefendant JamesRisen'sbookPayAnyPrice(the tiBook''). Chapter 2of theBook (the(kchapter'') focuseson Plaintiff. ln theirM otion, D efendantsassert, am ong otherthings, that thisCourt should transfer the actiontotheDistrict of Colum biat'gfjor theconvenienceof partiesandwitnesses, intheinterest ofjustice.''28U.S.C. j1404(a). Thepurposeof transfer underj 1404(a) is toprevent the w aste oftim e, energy and m oney and to protect litigants, w itnessesand the public against Case 1:15-cv-20782-JEM Document 247 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/26/2016 Page 1 of 4
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8/20/2019 Montgomery v Risen #247 | ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO DC