Lingg v. Fluid Applied Roofing et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
KALEB LINGG,
Plaintiff,
v.
CASE NO. 8:25-cv-02254-SDM-CPT
FLUID APPLIED ROOFING, LLC, et al,
Defendants.
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ORDER
Alleging breach of contract and violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act,
Kaleb Lingg sues (Doc. 1) Fluid Applied Roofing, LLC, and EGreen Management
Services, LLC. The defendants move (Doc. 9) to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(3), Fed-
eral Rules of Civil Procedure, for improper venue and move in the alternative to
transfer the action to the Southern District of Ohio. Lingg responds. (Doc. 12) Be-
cause (1) both defendants are Ohio corporations; (2) most, if not all, relevant events
occurred in Ohio; and (3) Lingg signed a contract with Fluid Applied Roofing
providing that “The parties irrevocably consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction
of the federal and state courts having a situs in Greene County, Ohio over or with re-
spect to any legal proceeding brought to interpret or enforce any provision of this
Agreement,” (Doc. 1-3 at 7), the defendants’ motion to transfer the action is
GRANTED. For these reasons and those appearing in the defendants’ motion, the
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action is TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
Ohio, Dayton Division. The clerk must close the case.
ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on November 26, 2025.
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