- 28 U.S.C.
In re Lucas
Oct
19
2012
Ruling
Venue transferred to district where most of creditors were located.
Procedural posture
Creditors, invoking 28 U.S.C.S. § 1404(a) and 28 U.S.C.S. § 1412, sought to transfer venue in debtor's chapter 11 case from the within district (District 1), which was the situs of debtor's residence and his current business ventures, to a different district (District 2), alleged to be the situs of most of debtor's creditors and of a dispute underlying movants' state court suit against debtor. Debtor opposed transfer on various grounds.
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