ORDER

CHERYL R. ZWART, Magistrate Judge.

This action was initially filed in the District Court of Dawson County, Nebraska, and was removed to this forum. Plaintiff has moved to change the trial location to North Platte, Nebraska. (Filing No. 10). For the reasons discussed below, this unopposed motion will be granted, and this case will be tried in North Platte, Nebraska.

Under the court's local rules, when deciding the place of trial "the judge shall consider the convenience of litigants, witnesses and counsel," NECivR. 40.1(b)(1), with the convenience of the litigants and witnesses generally afforded greater weight than the convenience of counsel. Bank of Beaver City v. Southwest Feeders, L.L.C., No. 4:10CV3209, 2011 WL 116863, at *1 (D. Neb. Jan. 13, 2011).

Here, the events at issue occurred in Dawson County, Nebraska, which is much closer to North Platte than to Lincoln, Nebraska. The Plaintiff lives in Dawson County, and his witnesses live and work closer to North Platte than Lincoln. His counsel is located 100 miles closer to the North Platte court location than the Lincoln federal building. (Filing No. 11-1).

Having considered the convenience of litigants, witnesses, and counsel as supported by the evidence of record, the court finds that, on balance, North Platte is the proper location for the trial of this case.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED:

1) The motion to change the trial location, (Filing No. 10), is granted.

2) The trial of this case will be held in North Platte, Nebraska.