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John Doe v. Woods Servs. Inc.

Suit Claiming Sexual Abuse by Nonprofits' Counselors Is Transferred to Pennsylvania

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MEMORANDUM & ORDER John Doe (“Plaintiff”) alleges he was sexually abused as a child by two counselors. He seeks to hold their employers, Woods Services, Inc. and Crestwood Services, Inc.1 (“Defendants”), liable under the New York Child Victims Act. Defendants move to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or proper venue. In the alternative, Defendants ask the Court to transfer the case to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants the motion to transfer and declines to reach Defendants’ motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND Defendants are non-profits that provide care to children with special needs. See Compl. 4, ECF No. 1-1; Kimmelman Decl. 3, ECF No. 9-2. Plaintiff was a client. Compl.

4, 22. He alleges two of Defendants’ counselors — Tim Riley and Matt McCa         ll — sexually abused him from 2004 to 2006. Id. 5. These abuses occurred, Plaintiff claims, in Pennsylvania, where Defendants’ facilities are located. Id. 23. They also took place in New York while the counselors were bringing Plaintiff home. Id.

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