Saleh

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER ACTION

I. Introduction

Defendants CACI International Inc., CACI Inc.-Federal, and CACI N.V. (collectively, “the CACI defendants”) move to transfer this action to the Eastern District of Virginia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404 (a). For the reasons set forth infra, the motion is granted.

II. Factual Background

Plaintiffs bring this action on behalf of themselves and others who have been detained in Iraqi prisons under the control of the United States. Plaintiffs seek to challenge, in the context of a class action, abuses which they contend have occurred in such prisons.

III. Analysis

I. Motion to Transfer

The CACI defendants have the burden of demonstrating that a transfer is warranted pursuant to § 1404(a). See Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Savage, 611 F.2d 270, 279 (9th Cir.1979). 28 U.S.C. § 1404 (a) provides in relevant part:

Thus, the statute on its face has two requirements: (1) that the district to which the defendant seeks to have the action transferred is one in which the action “might have been brought,” and (2) that the transfer is “[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice.” 28 U.S.C. §…