H. P. Y., Inc. v. Puerto Rico (2000)

Grossman, 206 F.3d 172, 177-78 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 824 , 121 S.Ct. 68 , 148 L.Ed.2d 33 (2000), we see no abuse of discretion in the transfer, see, e.g., id. at 179 (transfer of venue renewable only for abuse of discretion); Red Bull Associates v. Best Western International, Inc., 862 F.2d 963, 967 (2d Cir.1988), and we affirm that ruling substantially for the reasons stated in Judge Droney’s Ruling and Order dated February 3, 2000.

See, e.g., SongByrd, Inc. v. Estate of Grossman, 206 F.3d 172 , 179 n. 9 (2d Cir.) (noting that “the legislative history of section 1631 provides some reason to believe that this section authorizes transfers only to cure lack of subject matter jurisdiction”), cert, denied, 531 U.S. 824 , 121 S.Ct. 68 , 148 L.Ed.2d 33 (2000); Renner v. Lanard Toys Ltd., 33 F.3d 277, 284 (3d Cir.1994) (explaining that a court lacking personal jurisdiction may consider transferring the action p…

Ed. § 65:23 (June 2019 Update); see Rosenfeld v. Hotel Corp. of America, 20 N.Y.2d 25 , 228 N.E.2d 374 , 281 N.Y.S.2d 308 (1967) (thor- oughly discussing constitutionality of state court obtaining in personam jurisdiction over nonresident executors, although such nonresident executors had committed no acts and transacted no business in state, but decedent had transacted such business); see also SongByrd, Inc. v. Estate of Grossman, 206 F.3d 172 , 180–81 (2d Cir.), cert. deni…

See Ben Ezra, Weinstein, and Co., Inc. v. America Online, Inc., 206 F.3d 980, 985 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 824 , 121 S.Ct. 69 , 148 L.Ed. 2d 33 (2000); Zeran, supra, 129 F. 3d at 330 n. 2.

Co., 303 F.Supp.2d 391 , 400 n. 3 (S.D.N.Y.2004)(discussing cases); see also Song-Byrd, Inc. v. Estate of Grossman, 206 F.3d 172 , 179 n. 9 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 824 , 121 S.Ct. 68 , 148 L.Ed.2d 33 (2000); Spar, Inc., 956 F.2d at 394 (holding that a transfer under § 1406(a) could be permitted in the interests of justice, notwithstanding that venue was proper in the transferor court); Fresca v. Arnold, 595 F.Supp. 1104, 1105 (E.D.N.Y.1984)( holding that plaintiffs…

While it is therefore settled that in transfers under § 1404(a) the law of the *41 transferor forum applies, “where a plaintiff moves to transfer a [diversity] case ... so as to cure a defect of personal jurisdiction over the defendant [under § 1406(a) ], the state law of the transferee forum governs the action for the purposes of the statute of limitations.” Levy v. Pyramid Co. of Ithaca, 871 F.2d 9, 10 (2d Cir.1989) (emphasis added); accord SongByrd, Inc. v. Estate of Gros…