What is the enforceability of a forum selection clause in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rush Air Sports, LLC v. RDJ Grp. Holdings, 1:19-cv-00385-LJO-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Federal law governs the enforceability of a forum selection clause. See Argueta, 87 F.3d at 324. If a court determines that venue is improper, it may dismiss the case, or, if the interests of justice require, the court may transfer the case to any district in which it properly could have been brought. 28 U.S.C. 1406(a). The court has discretion on the decision to transfer. 28 U.S.C. 1404(b); King v.
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Russell, 963 F.2d 1301, 1304 (9th Cir. 1992).
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