Jurisdiction

But for an entity like a corporation, it is different.

Section thirteen ninety-one-C-two says an entity with the capacity to sue and be sued if a defendant shall be deemed to reside in any judicial district in which such defendant is subject to the court's personal jurisdiction.

jurisdiction.So for a corporate defendant, residency for venue equals personal jurisdiction.

Now, what happens if the plaintiff messes up the sequence and files in the wrong venue? Or what if they file in a proper venue, but it's terribly inconvenient because all the witnesses live across the country?

We look to the transfer statutes.