Woods v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.

Full title: WOODS v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Texas

Date published: Nov 30, 2011

CIVIL ACTION NO. G-11-350 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 30, 2011)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. G-11-350.

November 30, 2011.

OPINION AND ORDER

John R. Froeschner, United States Magistrate Judge.

Because the "forum selection clause" contained in the Federal Employer's Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 56, permits a Plaintiff, like Cleveland Woods, to bring an action in the District Court of any federal district "in which the Defendant shall be doing business at the time of commencing such action," and it is undisputed that Defendant, Union Pacific Railroad Company, does business within the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas, it is ORDERED that Union Pacific's "Motion to Transfer Venue" (Instrument no. 14) is DENIED. Cf. Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western R.R. Co., 338 U.S. 263, 265 (1949)