District Court, E.D. Texas August 20, 1996, 1:96-cv-00226 (Barrineau v. Sub Sea International, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

Before the court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss for improper venue, or in the

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alternative, for change of venue. Special venue rules apply to a Jones Act action such as this one. These venue provisions are found within the substantive law itself at 46 U.S.CApp. § 688.

I.