Fill and Sign the Change of Venue Motion Form

- 1 - IN THE ______________ COURT OF ______________ COUNTY STATE OF ________________ ) ) ) Petitioner/Plaintiff, ) ) ) NO. Vs. ) ) ) Respondent/Defendant ) ) MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE COMES NOW _________ MEDICAL CENTER, by and through its attorney of record, and appearing specially for the sole purpose of objecting to the venue of this cause in the Circuit Court of the __________ Judicial District of _________ County, and for the purpose of moving for a change of venue to a court with a correct venue, would state as follows: 1. __________ Medical Center is a hospital protected by the Sovereign Immunity Act and as such is subject to suit only in the county where it is located (in this case, in _______________) pursuant to Section __________. 2. Further, venue is not proper in _____________ County, none of the parties being resident of _______________, and further, the alleged negligence having occurred in _______________. WHEREFORE, ABOVE PREMISES CONSIDERED, defendant _________ Medical Center respectfully requests the Court to transfer venue of this case to the Circuit Court of _________ County, ____________. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ - 2 - By: OF COUNSEL: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, ________________ hereby certify that I have this day mailed via United States mail, postage prepaid, a true copy of the foregoing to: DATED, this the _________th day of ________ 20____.