B&L FARMS PARTNERSHIP v. MONSANTO COMPANY, 2:17-cv-122-DPM. (2017)
Court: District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Number: infdco20170918604
Visitors: 12
Filed: Sep. 15, 2017
Latest Update: Sep. 15, 2017
Summary: ORDER D.P. MARSHALL, Jr. , District Judge . For the reasons stated on the record at the end of the 5 September 2017 hearing, Monsanto's motion to transfer, N o 8, is granted. The forum-selection provision in the parties' agreements is plain and clear. It's reasonable, not unconscionable. The non-signatory applicator's claims are carried to the other forum with his co-plaintiffs' claims. This case is transferred now 1 to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Mi
Summary: ORDER D.P. MARSHALL, Jr. , District Judge . For the reasons stated on the record at the end of the 5 September 2017 hearing, Monsanto's motion to transfer, N o 8, is granted. The forum-selection provision in the parties' agreements is plain and clear. It's reasonable, not unconscionable. The non-signatory applicator's claims are carried to the other forum with his co-plaintiffs' claims. This case is transferred now 1 to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Mis..
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ORDER
D.P. MARSHALL, Jr., District Judge.
For the reasons stated on the record at the end of the 5 September 2017 hearing, Monsanto's motion to transfer, No 8, is granted. The forum-selection provision in the parties' agreements is plain and clear. It's reasonable, not unconscionable. The non-signatory applicator's claims are carried to the other forum with his co-plaintiffs' claims. This case is transferred now1 to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
So Ordered.
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1. The transfer is immediate. This Court and the receiving court are both in the Eighth Circuit, so no complications will arise in any appeal. In re Nine Mile Limited, 673 F.2d 242 (8th Cir. 1982). Plus, this case has pending motions that need attention.
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