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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

TAMPA DIVISION

ERIC GEROW,

Plaintiff, 

v. Case No. 8:24-cv-2280-WFJ-NHA

TOM BLACKWELL, et al.,

Defendants.

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ORDER

Plaintiff Eric Gerow initiated this action arising from work performed on his vehicle 

in Arizona. Dkt. 1. Plaintiff sues three Defendants, all citizens of Arizona. Mr. Gerow

alleges many theories and claims for relief, and all of the parties and witnesses are located 

in Arizona, save Plaintiff. This Court issued a show cause order directing Mr. Gerow to 

state why this case should not be transferred to the District of Arizona, due to no apparent 

venue present in the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Gerow responded that he takes no 

position on the issue of transferring the case and notes that the Defendants have not yet 

been served. Dkt. 19. He also discloses an action already pending in the District of Arizona

involving these same parties and perhaps others: 2:23-cv-1059-PHX-DGC. Id. at 1. 

Because the events giving rise to Plaintiff’s claims occurred in Arizona, the Court 

concludes that this action should be transferred to the District of Arizona. See 28 U.S.C. § 

1404(a) (“For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district 

court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been 

brought[.]”).

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Accordingly, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), this case is TRANSFERRED to the 

United States District Court of Arizona, for all further proceedings. The Clerk shall

immediately forward the file to that District and CLOSE this case.

DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on December 9, 2024.

 

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