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· 8/9/1979

In The Matter Of Commonwealth Oil Refining Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 596 F.2d 1239

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that location of original documentation entitled to little weight in choosing between two forums
  • explaining that “the court should exercise its power to transfer cautiously”
  • analyzing the jobs performed at the company’s physical plant in Puerto Rico and in its executive offices in Texas
  • favoring transfer to the district where those in management of the debtor resided
  • \most important consideration is whether the requested transfer would promote the economic and efficient administration of the estate.\
  • “[T]he most important consideration is whether the requested transfer would promote the economic and efficient administration of justice.”

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