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Venue is the geographic location (county in state court or district in federal court) where a lawsuit may be filed. Proper venue is usually determined by statute, and upon the filing of a lawsuit, the defendant may seek to transfer (move) the venue to a proper venue if it believes the plaintiff’s choice of venue is not a proper venue.

In Idaho, the rules for determining the proper venue for a lawsuit are governed by state statutes. Generally, a civil action should be commenced in the county where the defendant resides or where the cause of action arose. If there are multiple defendants, the action can be brought in a county where any of them reside. For corporations, the venue is proper in the county where the corporation has its principal place of business or where the incident or transaction that gave rise to the lawsuit occurred. If the plaintiff files the lawsuit in a venue that the defendant believes is improper, the defendant has the right to request a change of venue. The court will then decide whether to grant the motion to transfer based on factors such as convenience to the parties, the location of witnesses, and the interests of justice. In federal court, the venue is determined by federal statutes, which generally allow a lawsuit to be filed where the defendant resides or where a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred.

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