Western and Southern Life Insurance Company et al v. Countrywide Financial Corp. et al

MOTION to Change Venue

S.D. OhioJune 16, 2011

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTERN- SOUTHERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INTEGRITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL INTEGRITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. on behalf of FORT WASHINGTON ACTIVE FIXED INCOME LLC, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP., COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., COUNTRYWIDE CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, COUNTRYWIDE SECURITIES CORP., CWALT, INC., CWABS, INC., CWMBS, INC., CWHEQ, INC., BANK OF AMERICA CORP., BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, NB HOLDINGS CORP., ANGELO MOZILO, DAVID SAMBOL, ERIC SIERACKI, RANJIT KRIPALANI, STANFORD KURLAND, DAVID A. SPECTOR, N. JOSHUA ADLER, and JENNIFER SANDEFUR, Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Case Number 1:11-cv-267 Judge S. Arthur Spiegel Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz THE COUNTRYWIDE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE UNDER 28 U.S.C. §1404(a) TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WHERE IDENTICAL LITIGATION IS CURRENTLY PENDING ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED Case: 1:11-cv-00267-SAS-KLL Doc #: 49 Filed: 06/16/11 Page: 1 of 3 PAGEID #: 630 Defendants Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Coun- trywide Capital Markets, LLC, Countrywide Securities Corp., CWALT, Inc., CWABS, Inc., CWMBS, Inc., CWHEQ, Inc., and N. Joshua Adler (collectively, the “Countrywide Defen- dants”) move, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), to transfer this action to the Central District of California. The grounds for this Motion are stated in the accompanying Memorandum of Law in Support of Countrywide Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to the United States District Court for the Central District of California Where Identical Litigation is Currently Pending, as well as the Declaration of Paul T. Liu, dated June 16, 2011, and the separately filed Declaration of Inez H. Friedman-Boyce, dated June 16, 2011. The Countrywide Defendants request oral argument on this motion. Respectfully submitted, Dated: June 16, 2011 _/S/ Brian E. Pastuszenski____________________________ Brian E. Pastuszenski (pro hac vice application forthcoming) bpastuszenski@goodwinprocter.com Inez H. Friedman-Boyce (pro hac vice application forthcoming) ifriedmanboyce@goodwinprocter.com Brian C. Devine (pro hac vice application forthcoming) bdevine@goodwinprocter.com GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Tel.: (617) 570-1000 Fax: (617) 523-1231 Counsel for the Countrywide Defendants Case: 1:11-cv-00267-SAS-KLL Doc #: 49 Filed: 06/16/11 Page: 2 of 3 PAGEID #: 631 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing has been filed electronically with the U.S. District Court this 16th day of June, 2011. Notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. /S/ Katherine A. Borden Katherine A. Borden GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Tel.: (617) 570-1000 Fax: (617) 523-1231 Case: 1:11-cv-00267-SAS-KLL Doc #: 49 Filed: 06/16/11 Page: 3 of 3 PAGEID #: 632