ðə kˈeɪs wʌz ðˈɛn ɹᵻmˈuːvd tə ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt fɚðə nˈɔːɹðɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv oʊhˈaɪoʊ baɪ ðə dᵻfˈɛndənts ɔnðə bˈeɪsɪs ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl kwˈɛstʃən ɹˈeɪzd baɪ ðə kˈɑːmɜːs klˈɔːz klˈeɪmz.
The case was then removed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio by the defendants on the basis of the federal question raised by the Commerce Clause claims.