Fact Pattern 2-1
Yoshi, a Japanese citizen working in Atlanta for his Tokyo firm, decided to rent an airplane and fly himself to the Annual Catfish and Zydeco festival in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He rented a small plane to fly there. Over Alabama, thunderstorms formed. Because Yoshi was not trained to fly by instruments, he decided to land at the next airport.
As he searched for a runway, Yoshi heard a loud clank followed by silence as the engine died. He tried to land in a field but crashed. While recovering in a rehabilitation center in California, Yoshi filed suit there against the Atlanta Airport and the owners of the airplane, alleging that they were negligent in their maintenance.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 2-1. Only Yoshi has the ability to remove the case he brought in a California state court to a federal court.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Under the doctrine of "forum non conveniens," courts may dismiss a case if a more suitable forum exists. In this case, the more appropriate forum would be a court in Georgia or Alabama since that is where the events leading to the lawsuit occurred. Only defendants can remove a case from state court to federal court, not plaintiffs.

Fact Pattern 2-1 Yoshi, a Japanese Citizen Working in Atlanta for His Tokyo