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Barker v. Oglebay Norton Company

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division
Jun 17, 2003
No. 02 C 8037 (N.D. Ill. Jun. 17, 2003)

Opinion

No. 02 C 8037.

June 17, 2003.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER


This case involves a dispute arising from an employment relationship in the Northern District of Ohio. Defendant moves to transfer the case there, and the motion is granted.

The only Illinois contact is that plaintiff now lives here. Otherwise, all the witnesses, several of whom are no longer employed by defendant, reside in Ohio, and Ohio law controls. Indeed, if the litigation remained here counsel would have to travel to Ohio for depositions and the witnesses would be heard at trial by deposition, unless they voluntarily chose to come here. And one has already indicated an unwillingness to do so. The convenience of the parties and witnesses, and the interests of justice, dictate that the case be transferred.


Summaries of

Barker v. Oglebay Norton Company

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division
Jun 17, 2003
No. 02 C 8037 (N.D. Ill. Jun. 17, 2003)
Case details for

Barker v. Oglebay Norton Company

Case Details

Full title:BRUCE J. BARKER, Plaintiff, v. OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY, an Ohio…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division

Date published: Jun 17, 2003

Citations

No. 02 C 8037 (N.D. Ill. Jun. 17, 2003)

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