Tolbert Dean Spradlin v. Lear Siegler Management Services Company, Inc.

Tolbert Dean Spradlin appeals the district court’s enforcement of a forum selection clause in his employment contract with defendant Lear Siegler Management Services Corporation (“Lear Siegler”), and the resulting dismissal of his action for improper venue pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3). He likewise appeals the district court’s denial of his request for oral argument on his motion to remand the action to state court and on the defendants’ motion to dismiss. We affirm the district court’s denial of oral argument and its enforcement of the forum selection clause and dismissal of the action for improper venue.

BACKGROUND

Lear Siegler is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Oklahoma City. It is in the business of providing military support services to the United States government, such as aircraft maintenance and overhaul and general base support. It provides such services throughout the world pursuant to contracts with the United States armed services. The three individual defendants, Charles T. Scott, Norbert D. Gorman, and Frederick Stuart Mayo are respectively president, executive vice president and an employee of Lear…