What is the test to qualify as a district in which the action might have been brought?
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The following excerpt is from Gametek LLC v. Gameview Studios, LLC, CASE NO. 12-CV-00499 BEN (RBB) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
To qualify as a district in which the action might have been brought, the transferee court must "(1) be able to exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendants, (2) have subject matter jurisdiction over the claim, and (3) be a proper forum." Albertson v. Monumental Life Ins. Co., No. C-08-05441, 2009 WL 3870301, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2009).
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