Van Dusen v. Barrack

Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that when a case is transferred from a federal court in one state to a federal court in another, the choice of law should be that of the state in which the case was originally filed.[1]

Van Dusen v. Barrack
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 8–9, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964
Full case name	Van Dusen, U.S. District Judge, et al. v. Barrack, Administratrix, et al.
Citations	376 U.S. 612 (more) 84 S. Ct. 805; 11 L. Ed. 2d 945; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1537
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · William O. Douglas Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
Majority	Goldberg, joined by Warren, Douglas, Clark, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White
Concurrence	Black

References

1. Yeazell, S.C. Civil Procedure, Seventh Edition. Aspen Publishers, New York, NY: 2008, p. 231

External links

• Text of Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612 (1964) is available from:  Justia  Library of Congress  Oyez (oral argument audio)