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Motion to Transfer in Delaware
What Is a Motion to Transfer?
Background
“In Delaware, an action filed in one county may be tried in another county, by judicial discretion, so long as a consideration of equities yields that the change is desirable.” (See Givens v. Harness Racing Commission, C.A. No.: N10M-10-100, at *5 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 17, 2011).)
“A plaintiff's choice of forum is entitled to great weight and will not be disturbed unless there are factors that strongly militate against it.” (See id.)
General Information for Complaints and Motions
“Transfer pursuant to Section 1902 is appropriate for transferring an appeal filed in Superior Court to the Supreme Court, or when an administrative appeal was filed in the Superior Court of the incorrect county.” (See Taylor v. George, C.A. No. N18C-12-035 ALR, at *6 n.12 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 6, 2020).)
“Section 1902 of Title 10 requires a plaintiff to file a motion to transfer within 60 days after the order denying jurisdiction in the first court becomes final.” (See Benge v. Oak Grove Motor Court, Inc., C.A. No. 1837-N, at *1 (Del. Ch. Aug. 30, 2006).)
“Section 1902 prohibits dismissal of any civil action, suit or other proceeding brought in any court based solely on the ground that such court is without jurisdiction of the subject matter." (See id.)
“For matters over which the presiding court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, Section 1902 provides that [s]uch proceeding may be transferred to an appropriate court for hearing and determination [‘Transfer Provision’]. [S]ection 1902 is remedial in nature and designed to prevent a case from being dismissed simply because it was initiated in the wrong Court.” (See Taylor v. George, C.A. No. N18C-12-035 ALR, at *4 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 6, 2020).)
Standard of Review and Burdens of Proof
“This Court has the authority and obligation to transfer causes of action for which it lacks jurisdiction to the court which would have proper subject matter jurisdiction.” (See Lost Creek Land v. Wilson, C.A. No. 01C-10-029 WLW, at *1 (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 16, 2002).)
“A case can be transferred to the Court of Chancery if this Court lacks jurisdiction.” (See Hanna v. Baier, C.A. No. S12J-03-058 RFS, at *3 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 22, 2020).)
“The Court of Chancery is a court of limited jurisdiction and only may acquire jurisdiction if:
- one or more of the plaintiff's claims ... is equitable in character
- the plaintiff requests relief that is equitable in nature,
- subject matter jurisdiction is conferred by statute.”
(See Hanna v. Baier, C.A. No. S12J-03-058 RFS, at *3 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 22, 2020).)
“Section 1902 requires liberal application of the Transfer Provision…[and] this section shall be liberally construed to permit and facilitate transfers of proceedings between the courts of this State in the interests of justice.” (See Taylor v. George, C.A. No. N18C-12-035 ALR, at *6 n.12 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 6, 2020).)
The Court’s Decisions
It is well settled that “the liberal approach required by Section 1902 applies to transfers of proceedings between the courts of this State and may not be used as a pretense to carry out unauthorized transfers.” (See Taylor v. George, C.A. No. N18C-12-035 ALR, at *8 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 6, 2020).)
It is also well settled that “the Transfer Provision is implicated only if there is a threshold finding that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.” (See id.)
Documents for Motion to Transfer in Delaware
6 pages
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RED CAT HOLDINGS, INC., a ) Nevada corporation; TEAL DRONES, ) INC., a Delaware corporation, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 2022-0878-NAC ) AUTONODYNE LLC, a Delaware ) limited liabil…
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Mar 14, 2024
Court Category
CIVIL ACTIONS
Judge
COOK, NATHAN A
4 pages
None
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Feb 24, 2023
Court Category
CIVIL ACTIONS
Judge
WILL, LORI W
4 pages
None
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Feb 21, 2023
Court Category
CIVIL ACTIONS
Judge
ZURN, MORGAN T
4 pages
None
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Feb 21, 2023
Court Category
CIVIL ACTIONS
Judge
ZURN, MORGAN T
6 pages
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PAUL R. WALLACE LEONARD L. WILLIAMS JUSTICE CENTER JUDGE 500 N. KING STREET, SUITE 10400 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801 …
Case Name
HUB GROUP V. SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE
Case #
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Case Filed
Apr 20, 2022
Case Status
CASE SCHEDULING ORDER
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Nov 09, 2022
Court Category
CCLD: COMPLEX COM LIT DIVISION
15 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE REVOLUTION RENTALS DE, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. K21C-08-007 NEP ) ANDREW R. POMERLEAU and ) AMANDA L. ANDERSON, ) ) Defen…
County
Kent County, DE
Filed Date
Nov 04, 2022
Court Category
DEBT / BREACH OF CONTRACT
2 pages
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE KODIAK BUILDING PARTNERS, LLC, Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. } C.A. No. 2022-0311-MTZ PHILIP D. ADAMS, } ) Defendant. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS WHEREAS, having considered Defendant Philip D. Adamss Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Verified Complaint or to Stay the Case, the parties briefing on the matter, and subsequent developments in other jurisdictions, it app…
Case Name
KODIAK BUILDINGS PARTNERS v PHILIP ADAMS
Case #
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Case Filed
Apr 05, 2022
Case Status
CLOSED
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Jul 06, 2022
Court Category
CIVIL ACTIONS
Judge
ZURN, MORGAN T
65 pages
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 2020-0188-JTL ) SCOTT HOLSOPPLE, and HIGHTOWER ) HOLDINGS, LLC, ) …
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Oct 26, 2020
Court Category
CIVIL ACTIONS
2 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE DEBRA R. TAYLOR, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. N18C-12-035 ALR ) MADALYNN GEORGE and ) STATE OF DELAWARE, ) CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT ) Defendants. ) Submitted: February 14, 2020 …
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Jun 15, 2020
Court Category
PERSONAL INJURY AUTO
2 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ASSUREDPARTNERS OF ) VIRGINIA, LLC, ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) C.A. No. N19C-02-175 AML CCLD ) WILLIAM PATRICK SHEEHAN, ) SIG HOLDINGS, INC., ) MATTHEW A. LEE, KDW ) FINANCIAL, INC., MARK ) JOSEPH SHEEHAN, and ) BRIANNA COUGHLIN, ) …
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
May 29, 2020
Court Category
CCLD: COMPLEX COM LIT DIVISION
6 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ONLINE HEALTHNOW, INC., and ) BERTELSMANN, INC., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) C.A. No.: N19C-07-025 EMD CCLD ) CIP OCL INVESTMENTS, LLC, CIP …
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
May 28, 2020
Court Category
CCLD: COMPLEX COM LIT DIVISION
11 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WAGIH HANNA and BOTHINA HANNA Plaintiffs, v. CA, No. $12J-03-058 RFS DIETER A. BAIER, Defendant. ORDER Submitted: 9/4/2019 Decided: 1/22/2020 Andres Gutierrez de Cos, Esq. 5211 W. Woodmill Dr., Suite 36, Wilmington, DE 19808, Attorney for Plaintiffs. Daniel A. Griffith, Esq., Renaissance Centre, Suite 500, 405 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, Attorney for Defendant. I. IN…
Case Name
WAGIH HANNA V DIETER BAIER
Case #
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Case Filed
Mar 09, 2012
Case Status
CLOSED
County
Sussex County, DE
Filed Date
Jan 22, 2020
Court Category
FOREIGN JUDGMENT
20 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA - U.S. OPERATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiff, v. C.A. NO.: NI8C-07-173 AML CCLD GROUP ONE THOUSAND ONE, LLC F/K/A DELAWARE LIFE HOLDINGS, LLC, wea SSS SSS OS ES Defendant. Submitted: January 17, 2019 Decided: March 29, 2019 Upon Defendants Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Transfer: Denied MEMORANDUM OPINION Raymond J. DiCamillo, Esquire, Travis S. Hunter, E…
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Mar 29, 2019
Court Category
CCLD: COMPLEX COM LIT DIVISION
2 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, a municipal corporation of the State of Delaware, C.A. No. N18J-02078 Plaintiff, Address: 505 N. Broom St. Wilmington, Delaware 19805 Vv. PETER T. KOSTYSHYN, PATRICIA R. KOSTYSHYN, JOHN J. KOSTYSHYN, MIROSLAW E. KOSTYSHYN and TAX PARCEL NO. 26-027.30-277, ww SS SS SH SH HS SH SS DS DL Defendants. ORDER PERMITTING SHERIFFS SALE TO PROCEED On March 13, 2018, the City of Wilmington (the City) i…
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Sep 18, 2018
Court Category
MONITIONS JUDGMENT
Judge
*JUDGMENT, JUDGE NEW CASTLE
2 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE NINA SHAHIN, Appellant, : C.A. No. K18A-01-001 NEP In and for Kent County v. SAMS CLUB EAST & SYNCHRONY BANK, Respondents. ORDER Submitted: April 3, 2018 Decided: June 20, 2018 Plaintiff-Below/Appellant Nina Shahin (hereinafter Ms. Shahin), appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas (hereinafter CCP). In that order, the CCP denied Ms. Shahins motion for reconsideration (hereinafter the Motion for Reconsideration). T…
County
Kent County, DE
Filed Date
Jun 20, 2018
Court Category
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
47 pages
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE MHS CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware ) limited liability company, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 2017-0449-SG ) KEITH GOGGIN, MICHAEL ) GOODWIN, and JOHN COLLINS, ) ) …
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
May 10, 2018
2 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PAZUNIAK LAW OFFICE, LLC and ) GEORGE PAZUNIAK, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) C.A. No. N14C-12-259 EMD v. ) ) PI-NET INTERNATIONAL, INC. …
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Jul 07, 2016
Court Category
TRANSFER FROM CCP
5 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PAZUNIAK LAW OFFICE, LLC and ) GEORGE PAZUNIAK, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) C.A. No. N14C-12-259 EMD v. ) ) PI-NET INTERNATIONAL, INC. and …
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Jul 07, 2016
Court Category
TRANSFER FROM CCP
3 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PAZUNIAK LAW OFFICE, LLC and ) GEORGE PUZUNIAK, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) C.A. No. N14C-12-259 EMD v. ) ) PI-NET INTERNATIONAL, INC. and ) …
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Jun 30, 2016
Court Category
TRANSFER FROM CCP
11 pages
COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE KIM E. AYVAZIAN CHANCERY COURTHOUSE MASTER IN CHANCERY eon ee ne tou? ew CASTLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE 500 NORTH KING STREET, SUITE 11400 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19960-3736 July 15, 2014 Daniel T.…
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Jul 15, 2014
2 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE ) CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. N13C-01-043 MMJ ) CCLD CROSSTEX ENERGY SERVICES, L.P., ) ) Defendant. …
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Dec 13, 2013
Court Category
CCLD: COMPLEX COM LIT DIVISION
30 pages
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE DARBY EMERGING MARKETS FUND, : L.P., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : Consol. C.A. No. 8381-VCP : GREGORY J. RYAN, BIH LIMITED and : PAULO DE BRITO, : : Defendants. : …
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Nov 27, 2013
76 pages
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY CORNELL GLASGOW, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, C.A. No. N11C-05-016-JRS CCLD C.A. No. N11C-07-160-JRS CCLD LA GRANGE PROPERTIES, LLC, etal., Defendants. Date Submitted: October 26, 2012 Date Decided: December 7, 2012 MEMORANDUM OPINION Decision After Trial Verdict for Plaintiffs Sean J. Bellew, Esquire, David A. Felice, Esquire, and Chad A. Flores, Esquire, BALLARD SPAHR LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Attorneys for Pla…
County
New Castle County, DE
Filed Date
Dec 07, 2012
Court Category
CCLD: COMPLEX COM LIT DIVISION
2 pages
COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE WILLIAM B. CHANDLER III STATE OF DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY COURTHOUSE CHANCELLOR 34 THE CIRCLE GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE 19947 Submitted: January 20, 2011 Decided: January 21, 2011 John R. Weaver, Jr. …
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Jan 21, 2011
12 pages
COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE STEPHEN P. LAMB New Castle County Court House VICE CHANCELLOR 500 N. King Street, Suite 11400 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Submitted: October 20, 2006 …
County
Court Of Chancery, DE
Filed Date
Dec 12, 2006
