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Parties Involved:
Bruce Murray
Plaintiff
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

EASTERN DIVISION

BRUCE MURRAY PLAINTIFF

v. No. 2:15-cv-31-DPM

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Union Pacific’s motion to dismiss or transfer based on bad venue,

No 3, is denied. First, Title VII’s venue provision is satisfied: it speaks of a

district, not a division. Venue is proper anywhere in the Eastern District of

Arkansas insofar as the letter of Title VII. Second, the case for transfer under

28 U.S.C. §§ 1404 & 1406 is close. There are witnesses in both divisions. Key

events occurred in both. Some documents are at the yard in North Little Rock,

but this is not a document-centered case. Out-of-state folks must travel to

either Little Rock or Helena. Little Rock would be a bit more convenient for

them, but there’s an airport in Memphis and the drive to Helena isn’t a great

burden. Plaintiff chose the Eastern Division—Helena. And his choice is

entitled to substantial weight. All material things considered, the railroad has

not demonstrated that a transfer between divisions is justified. 

Case 2:15-cv-00031-DPM Document 10 Filed 05/20/15 Page 1 of 2
 So Ordered.

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D.P. Marshall Jr.

United States District Judge

 20 May 2015_ 

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