Engel

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER ACTION FOR IMPROPER VENUE AND FOR CONVENIENCE

ORDER TRANSFERRING ACTION TO SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

The above-entitled action was recently transferred to this Court’s docket from the docket of the Honorable A. Wallace Tashima. See Order of Transfer, filed May 3, 1995. Upon reviewing the file in this matter, the Court has decided to revisit Judge Tashima’s ruling denying defendants CBS, INC. (hereinafter “CBS”), MOSES & SINGER, and STANLEY ROTHENBERG’s (hereinafter “Rothenberg”) Motion to Transfer Action to the Southern District of New York for Improper Venue, or, in the Alternative, to Transfer for Convenience, filed September 17, 1993. See Minute Order, filed November 8, 1993. After such reconsideration, the Court hereby GRANTS defendants’ motion and TRANSFERS this action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff DONALD S. ENGEL (hereinafter “Engel”), a Los Angeles entertainment attorney licensed to practice in California and New York, has filed this malicious prosecution action against CBS, Moses & Singer, a New York law firm that represents CBS,…