BILLING v. COMMERCE ONE, INC.

No. 01 CIV 5734(RWS).

186 F.Supp.2d 375 (2002)

Donald BILLING, Plaintiff, v. COMMERCE ONE, INC., as successor to Appnet, Inc., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drohan & Drohan, New York, By Vivian R. Drohan, Esq., Of Counsel, for Plaintiff.

Seyfarth Shaw, New York, By Paul Galligan, Esq., Of Counsel, for Defendant.

Seyfarth Shaw, Washington, DC, By Christopher A. Weals, Esq., Emily R. Friedman, Esq., Of Counsel.


OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Defendant Commerce One, Inc. ("Commerce") has moved pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to transfer this action brought by plaintiff Donald Billing ("Billing") to the District of Maryland. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted.

This close question turns on Billing's choice of forum and his residence, which are not the same. Were it otherwise, the motion would have been denied.

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