- 28 U.S.C.
Apperson v. Old Fort Banking Co. (In re Batt)
Oct
05
2012
Ruling
Venue of adversary proceeding transferred to district where debtor, creditors and witnesses resided and local law controlled for convenience of parties.
Procedural posture
Chapter 11 trustee filed a complaint against defendant creditors seeking, inter alia, to recover alleged preferences, fraudulently conveyed property, and post-petition transfers. The creditors each filed a motion to transfer venue from the Western District of Kentucky to the Northern District of Ohio pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 1412 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7087. The trustee opposed the motions.
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