9 Cited authorities

  1. Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.

    487 U.S. 22 (1988)   Cited 4,948 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal law determines the validity of a forum selection clause
  2. Symbol Technologies v. Metrologic Instruments

    450 F. Supp. 2d 676 (E.D. Tex. 2006)   Cited 23 times
    Holding that the availability of compulsory process in another district does not favor transfer when it is not anticipated that compulsory process will be necessary
  3. Cummins-Allison Corp. v. Glory Ltd.

    Civil Action No. 2-03-CV-358 (TJW) (E.D. Tex. May. 26, 2004)   Cited 10 times

    Civil Action No. 2-03-CV-358 (TJW). May 26, 2004 ORDER THOMAS JOHN WARD, District Judge Defendants Glory, Ltd., Glory Shoji Co., Ltd., and Glory (U.S.A.), Inc. (collectively "Glory") filed a Motion to Transfer Venue (Docket #7) requesting that the Court transfer this patent infringement suit to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1400 and 1404. After considering the parties' filings and the applicable case law, the Court

  4. Orica Explosives Technology, Pty. v. Austin Powder

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:06-CV-450 (TJW) (E.D. Tex. Apr. 13, 2007)   Cited 1 times

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:06-CV-450 (TJW). April 13, 2007 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER T. WARD, District Judge Before the Court is Defendant Austin Powder Company's ("Austin Powder") Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative Transfer (#11). Austin Powder moves to dismiss this case for improper venue pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). In the alternative, Austin Powder requests that this action be transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California

  5. Willetts v. General Tel. Directory Co.

    38 F.R.D. 406 (S.D.N.Y. 1965)   Cited 7 times

    Proceeding on motions for summary judgment and to transfer action for damages arising from automobile accident. The District Court, Levet, J., held that affidavits and depositions in action for damages arising out of automobile accident which occurred when defendant's automobile skidded and collided with oncoming vehicle on wrong side of highway presented genuine issues of material fact as to negligence, unavoidable accident, and application of sudden emergency doctrine precluding summary judgment

  6. Vandusen v. J.C. Penney Company

    207 F. Supp. 529 (W.D. Ark. 1962)   Cited 3 times

    No. 876. August 21, 1962. Ben J. Harrison, Hot Springs, Ark., John T. Haskins, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiff. Wootton, Land Matthews, Hot Springs, Ark., for defendant. JOHN E. MILLER, Chief Judge. This matter is before the court on defendant's motion to transfer this cause of action to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, sitting at Phoenix, in accordance with 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a). On April 2, 1962, the plaintiff filed her complaint in the Garland County Circuit Court

  7. Section 1404 - Change of venue

    28 U.S.C. § 1404   Cited 28,851 times   189 Legal Analyses
    Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
  8. Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 5   Cited 22,753 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
  9. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 18,122 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices