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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

 NORTHERN DIVISION

TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY )

INVESTORS, INC., a Nevada Corporation, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) Civil Action No. 2:16cv953-WHA

v. ) 

)

THE LAKES OF MILLBROOK )

APARTMENTS, LLC, an Alabama )

Limited liability company, )

)

Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

This cause is before the court on a Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens, or in 

the Alternative, Motion to Stay or Abate, or in the Alternative, Motion to Transfer Venue (Doc. 

#9). 

A companion case to this one is pending in Texas State Court, The Lakes of Millbrook 

Apartments, LLC v. Sendera Title LLC, et al., CC-05931-A. A Motion to Dismiss has been filed 

in that case by Defendant Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (“Transcontinental”). 

Transcontinental has argued that the Texas court lacks jurisdiction over its claims which are 

pending in this court, and that Transcontinental’s claims are necessary counterclaims in the 

Texas case. The Texas court has set the motion for hearing on March 24, 2017. In light of the 

status of the Texas case, and the pending jurisdictional issue, this court finds it appropriate to 

stay the instant case until the Texas court has decided the motion pending there.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is stayed until the County Court at 

Laws No. 1, Dallas County, Texas has ruled on the Motion to Dismiss filed in The Lakes of 

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Millbrook Apartments, LLC v. Sendera Title LLC, et al., CC-05931-A.

The parties are DIRECTED to file a report on the status of the Texas case with this court 

on or before April 28, 2017.

Done this 8th of February, 2017.

/s/ W. Harold Albritton

W. HAROLD ALBRITTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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