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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

FLOYD HARRIS and )

DARLENE HARRIS, )

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO.

) 2:06cv211-MHT

REGIONS BANK, etc., ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

ORDER

In this lawsuit, the plaintiffs claim that certain

actions of defendant Regions Bank, through its

predecessor, Union Planters Bank, denied them due process

and violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act with

respect to the manner in which their mortgage was

handled. This matter is now pending before the court on

Regions Bank’s motion to dismiss and alternative motion

to transfer this case to the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Alabama. Upon its

independent review of the pleadings, the court concludes

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that Regions Bank’s alternative motion to transfer should

be granted.

I. DISCUSSION

28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) allows courts, “in the interest

of justice,” to transfer a case “to any district or

division in which it could have been brought.” In this

case, there is no question that venue would be proper in

the Northern District of Alabama. The plaintiffs concede

that venue is proper in Northern District and do not

object to the transfer of this case to that district; in

fact, the plaintiffs affirmatively request that this

court transfer this matter. Furthermore, all actions

that form the basis of the plaintiffs’ claims occurred in

St. Clair County, Alabama, which is in the Northern

District; the plaintiffs and the property in dispute are

located in St. Clair County; and defense counsel is

located in Jefferson County, Alabama, which is also in

the Northern District. Consequently, the court concludes

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that the interest of justice demands that this case be

transferred to the Northern District. 

II. CONCLUSION 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:

(1) Defendant Regions Bank’s motion to dismiss (doc.

no. 6) is denied without prejudice. 

(2) Defendant Regions Bank’s alternative motion to

transfer (doc. no. 6) is granted.

(3) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this case is

transferred to the United States District Court for the

Northern District of Alabama. 

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to take

appropriate steps to effect the transfer.

Done this the 17th day of April 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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