GERSTEN, Judge.
Appellant, Government Employees Insurance Company (the "defendant"), appeals the trial court's sua sponte order transferring venue in a negligence action brought by appellees, Robert A. Burns and Felisha Burns (the "plaintiffs"). The plaintiffs cross-appeal the same order. We reverse because a trial court does not have authority to transfer a case from a proper venue on grounds of forum non conveniens without a challenge by either party.
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