Steamfitters Local 449 Retirement Security Fund v. Badger Meter, Inc. — Entry #49: MOTION to Transfer Case Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Case: Steamfitters Local 449 Retirement Security Fund v. Badger Meter, Inc. nysd · 1:26-cv-04660
filed June 02, 2026
What this document is
Docket entry #49 · filed August 27, 2026
MOTION to Transfer Case Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Document filed by Badger Meter, Inc., Kenneth C. Bockhorst, Daniel R. Weltzien, Robert A. Wrocklage..(House, Bryan) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
Who is involved
- Ashok Shah
- Badger Meter, Inc.
- City Pension Fund for Firefighters and Police Officers in the City of Tampa
- Daniel R. Weltzien
- Glenn Austin Wester
- Kenneth C. Bockhorst
- Mita Shah
- Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan
- Nova Scotia Teachers' Pension Plan
- PAREKH FAMILY TRUST U/A DTD 06/06/2022
- Paul Heidbreder
- Robert A. Wrocklage
- Steamfitters Local 449 Retirement Security Fund
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Case 1:26-cv-04660-VEC Document 49 Filed 08/27/26 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
CITY PENSION FUND FOR FIREFIGHTERS
AND POLICE OFFICERS IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA, Case No.: 1:26-cv-4660-VEC
DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION
Plaintiff,
TO TRANSFER VENUE TO THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF
v. WISCONSIN
BADGER METER, INC., KENNETH C.
BOCKHORST, ROBERT A. WROCKLAGE,
AND DANIEL R. WELTZIEN,
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that for the reasons stated in the Memorandum of Law and
Declaration of William Bergum submitted herewith, Defendants Badger Meter, Inc. (“Badger
Meter” or the “Company”), Kenneth C. Bockhorst (“Bockhorst”), Robert A. Wrocklage
(“Wrocklage”), and Daniel R. Weltzien (“Weltzien”) (Bockhorst, Wrocklage and Weltzien,
collectively the “Individual Defendants” and, together with the Company, the “Defendants”), by
their counsel, move this Court for an order transferring this action from the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York (“this District”) to the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Wisconsin pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) for the convenience of the parties
and witnesses and in the interest of justice.
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Case 1:26-cv-04660-VEC Document 49 Filed 08/27/26 Page 2 of 2
Lead Plaintiff City Pension Fund for Firefighters and Police Officers in the City of Tampa
do not join the Motion, but do not oppose the request to transfer this case to the District Court for
the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Dated: August 27, 2026 Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Bryan B. House
Bryan B. House
Harper F. Beck
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202-5306
Phone: 414.297.5554
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Counsel for Defendants Badger Meter, Inc.,
Kenneth C. Bockhorst, Robert A. Wrocklage,
and Daniel R. Weltzien
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