Gowans v. Jaddou

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wn ee KX JODY E. GOWANS, : Plaintiff, : : 22-CV-9635 (JMF) -v- : : TRANSFER ORDER UR MENDOZA JADDOU, : Defendant. : wn ee KX JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: On December 20, 2022, Defendant filed a letter-motion arguing that venue is improper in this District and seeking either dismissal of the case, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or transfer of the case to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406 (a). See ECF No. 6. In her response, Plaintiff does not challenge any of Defendant’s substantive arguments and, effectively, consents to transfer. See ECF No. 8 (“If the court rules it is just and fair to move the case to the District of Columbia than [sic] I accept the courts [sic] judgment.”). Accordingly, the Court finds that it would be in the interest of justice to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. See, e.g., Burrows Paper Corp. v. R.G. Eng’g, Inc., 363 F. Supp. 2d 379, 387 (N.D.N.Y. 2005). Thus, the case is hereby TRANSFERRED. All pending deadlines are moot. The Clerk of the Court is directed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia immediately and without regard to Local Rule 83.1; to terminate ECF No. 6; and to close the case. SO ORDERED. Dated: December 28, 2022 New York, New York SSE RMAN ited States District Judge