Benton v. England

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that where venue is improper, the court has discretion to either transfer or dismiss the case
• holding “plaintiff’s place of residence is not one of the three options for venue provided for by 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(3)”
• stating that the court would first consider whether a case “is even properly before” it before “delving into the more substantive examinations regarding the success of [a plaintiffs] attempt to state a claim”
• finding venue to be improper in Maryland where Plaintiff lived in Maryland but sued based on previous employment in Washington, DC.
• transferring ADEA claims despite venue not being improper as to those claims in isolation
• “Venue for claims brought under the Rehabilitation Act is also governed by the Title VII venue provision . . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).