SALEH, et al., Plaintiff, vs. TITAN CORPORATION, et al., Defendant., 361 F. Supp. 2d 1152

Summary

The detainees, who had been held in Iraqi prisons under the United States' control, sued the corporations, alleging they had conspired with the United States to torture Iraqis in the prisons. The corporations moved to transfer the action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for the convenience of the parties. The court granted the motion. There was no basis for concluding that the detainees' claims had a material connection with the instant district because the interrogation services were being provided by the corporations in Iraq, and therefore, the alleged failure to supervise occurred in Iraq, not in the instant district. The court concluded that it would be significantly more convenient for the parties to litigate the action in Virginia because two corporations had their principal places of business in Virginia, and the other corporation had an office there; the detainees were Iraq residents. The corporations also provided the declarations of ...