IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION

RONALD RICKARD PLAINTIFF v. CASE NO. 3:22-CV-00185-BSM AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE, LLC DEFENDANT ORDER American Commercial Barge Line (“ACBL”)’s motion to transfer venue [Doc. No. 3] is granted, and the clerk is directed to immediately transfer this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, New Albany Division. See

(a). Transfer is appropriate because the agreement Ronald Rickard signed to participate in ACBL’s optional pay continuance plan includes a forum-selection clause, and Rickard has not shown that “extraordinary circumstances” weigh against enforcing it. Doc. No. 4-1 at 13; Atl. Marine Constr. Co., Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for W. Dist. of Tex.,

(2013). IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of September, 2022.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE