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In transferring venue of a related case under Rule 1014(b), the bankruptcy court can move sua sponte and need not await a venue motion by a creditor or party in interest.
The new J&J filing starkly raises the issue of venue-shopping. If the new case remains in Houston, the Texas court would not be bound by the Third Circuit’s ‘financial distress’ requirement.
