· 11/28/2006
Onyeneho v. Allstate Insurance
Citations
- 466 F. Supp. 2d 1
- 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85569
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the court “must assess the transfer motion based on the case as presented in the complaint”
- stating that “collective actions under the FLSA require prospective plaintiffs to affirmatively opt-in to the action, unlike class actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, in which plaintiffs are included unless they opt-out”
- complaining that the “trial jury” did not “allow discovery” and that “appellees” failed to provide the “appellants” with proper discovery— despite that discovery in this case has not yet commenced
- “The Georgia jurisdiction is the right jurisdiction because the Court has already establish a prior venue and jurisdiction for this case.”
- “Plaintiff was discriminated by all parties and Georgia is the right jurisdiction for this venue for his case.”
- “To the extent that plaintiffs are engaging in forum shopping, it weighs in favor of transfer to the more appropriate forum.”
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Judges: Huvelle
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