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EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al

Memorandum in opposition to re MOTION to Transfer Case, 8 MOTION to Dismiss for Improper Venue, or in the Alternative, to Transfer

62 Cited authorities

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe

    401 U.S. 402 (1971)   Cited 5,977 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding a decision is committed to agency discretion when there is "no law to apply"

  2. Van Dusen v. Barrack

    376 U.S. 612 (1964)   Cited 4,644 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a "change of venue under § 1404 generally should be, with respect to state law, but a change of courtrooms"

  3. Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert

    330 U.S. 501 (1947)   Cited 5,611 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that private interest factors include the "availability of compulsory process for attendance of un-willing, and the cost of obtaining attendance of willing, witnesses"

  4. Jumara v. State Farm Ins. Co.

    55 F.3d 873 (3d Cir. 1995)   Cited 2,436 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff's choice of venue "should not be lightly disturbed"

  5. Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund

    511 U.S. 328 (1994)   Cited 214 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Noting presumption that Congress acts intentionally when it includes particular language in one section of a statute but omits it in another

  6. Shutte v. Armco Steel Corp.

    431 F.2d 22 (3d Cir. 1970)   Cited 1,114 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Finding transfer under § 1404 inappropriate because, among other reasons, there was "a very real question" whether personal jurisdiction was proper over one of the defendants in the transferee forum

  7. Crane v. New York Zoological Society

    894 F.2d 454 (D.C. Cir. 1990)   Cited 326 times
    Stating that on a Rule 12(b) motion “factual discrepancies appearing on the record must be resolved in favor of the plaintiff”

  8. Trout Unlimited v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

    944 F. Supp. 13 (D.D.C. 1996)   Cited 200 times
    Holding that the convenience of the witnesses “has less relevance” where the case “involved judicial review of an administrative decision”

  9. Hsin Ten Enter. USA, Inc. v. Clark Enters.

    138 F. Supp. 2d 449 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)   Cited 142 times
    Holding that personal jurisdiction was warranted where the claim arose from the defendant's use and sale of the offending product, which was caused “at least in part” by the Defendant's use of the offending trademark on its website but also because of the presence of representatives and affiliates in New York

  10. Reuber v. United States

    750 F.2d 1039 (D.C. Cir. 1984)   Cited 178 times
    Holding such an action permissible

  11. Section 1404 - Change of venue

    28 U.S.C. § 1404   Cited 28,524 times   186 Legal Analyses
    Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

  12. Section 1391 - Venue generally

    28 U.S.C. § 1391   Cited 28,039 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

  13. Section 1406 - Cure or waiver of defects

    28 U.S.C. § 1406   Cited 14,257 times   52 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought

  14. Section 1365 - Citizen suits

    33 U.S.C. § 1365   Cited 2,205 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Granting Administrator right to intervene in citizen suits

  15. Section 6901 - Congressional findings

    42 U.S.C. § 6901   Cited 1,283 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Noting the "rising tide of scrap, discarded, and waste materials"

  16. Section 6972 - Citizen suits

    42 U.S.C. § 6972   Cited 1,202 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Abrogating the 60-day delay requirement when there is a danger that hazardous waste will be discharged

  17. Section 7604 - Citizen suits

    42 U.S.C. § 7604   Cited 867 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts limited jurisdiction "to compel (consistent with paragraph (2) of this section) agency action unreasonably delayed ..."

  18. Section 6903 - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 6903   Cited 677 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Adopting federal definition of hazardous waste

  19. Section 2619 - Citizens' civil actions

    15 U.S.C. § 2619   Cited 105 times
    Authorizing citizen suits against persons "alleged to be in violation of" the statute

  20. Section 6927 - Inspections

    42 U.S.C. § 6927   Cited 83 times
    Authorizing EPA inspectors "to enter" and "to inspect"