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IN RE CARTER
THOMAS TUCKER, Bankruptcy Judge
This case is before the Court on Debtor's "Motion to Change Venue," filed on July 9, 2009 (Docket # 36), seeking to "change the venue" of this case "to Detroit, where debtor now resides."
On April 13, 2009, Debtor filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 13, initiating this case in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, located in Detroit, Michigan. The case was initially assigned to Judge Walter Shapero, but on April 14, 2009, the case was reassigned to the docket of Judge Thomas J. Tucker, who sits in Detroit as well. On June 26, 2009, this case was converted to Chapter 7.
The Court does not understand why this motion was filed. The venue of this case has always been Detroit, Michigan. Accordingly,
Perhaps the Debtor intended to ask that the August 12, 2009 first meeting of creditors be moved from Ann Arbor to Detroit ( See Docket # 31). But the Court can only guess at that; the motion does not ask for that, and does not mention the first meeting of creditors. If this is what the debtor seeks, his attorney should promptly contact the Chapter 7 trustee to discuss this. One practical problem with moving the meeting of creditors now, of course, is that the notice served on all the creditors says that the meeting is in Ann Arbor. ( See Docket ## 31 and 32).
IT IS ORDERED that Debtor's "Motion to Change Venue" (Docket # 36), is denied as unnecessary.
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