context: The Court will use that standard remedy here and find that the interest of justice warrants transfer rather than dismissal so that the Attkissons' claims can be adjudicated on the merits. And although it appears that the Attkissons' non-FTCA claims are properly venued in the District of Columbia, the Court will transfer the entirety of this consolidated case to the Eastern District of Virginia "to ensure that the claims are all heard together in the interest of preserving judicial and party resources."
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 885 F.Supp.2d 228, 237
citation_a.parenthetical: noting that it is "common in this Circuit" to transfer the entirety of the case when some but not all claims are improperly venued here
citation_a.sentence: See Yuanxing Liu, 2015 WL 9281580, at *3; Coltrane v. Lappin, 885 F.Supp.2d 228, 237 (D.D.C. 2012) (noting that it is “common in this Circuit” to transfer the entirety of the case when some but not all claims are improperly venued here); see also Ashbourne v. Geithner, Nos. 11-2818, 11-3199, 11-3456, 2012 WL 2874012, at *5 (D. Md. July 12, 2012) (transferring the entirety of a consolidated case when venue was improper as to only certain claims to “avoid piecemeal litigation”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 2012 WL 2874012, at *5
citation_b.parenthetical: transferring the entirety of a consolidated case when venue was improper as to only certain claims to "avoid piecemeal litigation"
citation_b.sentence: See Yuanxing Liu, 2015 WL 9281580, at *3; Coltrane v. Lappin, 885 F.Supp.2d 228, 237 (D.D.C. 2012) (noting that it is “common in this Circuit” to transfer the entirety of the case when some but not all claims are improperly venued here); see also Ashbourne v. Geithner, Nos. 11-2818, 11-3199, 11-3456, 2012 WL 2874012, at *5 (D. Md. July 12, 2012) (transferring the entirety of a consolidated case when venue was improper as to only certain claims to “avoid piecemeal litigation”).