In Re Alan Neal Scott

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• instructing that, under transfer statute, “[i]n reaching its decision, a court must give due regard to the factors traditionally associated with the doctrine of forum non conveniens”
• instructing district courts “to raise the [venue] question and to request responses from all interested parties” if a transfer might be appropriate
• “The law is well established that a federal court may not order transfer under section 1404(a) merely to” alleviate docket congestion
• “The law is well established that a federal court may not order transfer under section 1404(a) merely to” alleviate docket congestion
• convenience of the court, standing alone, is not sufficient reason to transfer case
• “[T]here are limits to the broad discretion accorded courts under section 1404(a).”

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