Can a lawsuit filed in the wrong federal court be cured by transfer?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rodriguez-Roman v. I.N.S., 98 F.3d 416 (9th Cir. 1996):
"Jurisdictional defects that arise when a suit is filed in the wrong federal court may be cured by transfer under the federal transfer statute, 28 U.S.C. 1631." Clark v. Busey, 959 F.2d 808, 812 (9th Cir.1992). That statute provides:
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