Devin Nunes' lawyer is warned about 'forum shopping' as judge moves CNN lawsuit to NY

[yortsed snacilbuper]

A Virginia judge on Friday moved Rep. Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against CNN to New York and wrote that there was no “logical connection” for the California congressman to sue the media company in Virginia.

The lawsuit is one of seven defamation cases Nunes and attorney Steven Biss filed since 2019 against news organizations, Twitter, his critics and the investigative research firm that created the so-called Steele dossier. Nunes, R-Calif., had filed all but two of the lawsuits in Virginia courts.

Judge Robert E. Payne, of the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia, granted CNN’s request to move the case to the Southern District of New York. It’s the first time in the set of lawsuits that a judge has moved one of Nunes’ lawsuits to another state.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/devin-nunes-lawyer-is-warned-about-forum-shopping-as-judge-moves-cnn-lawsuit-to-ny/ar-BB14tVRi?ocid=msedgntp

[jimfields33]

1. I'm not a fan of judge shopping, but this is not a criminal trial, it's administrative

Nobody is going to jail regardless of findings.