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  • Federal Circuit Vacates Scheduling Order Pending Motion To Transfer
     
    11/15/2022

    On November 8, 2022, in a precedential order, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) granted Apple Inc.’s petition for a writ of mandamus vacating the scheduling order of the District Court for the Western District of Texas and directing that court to stay all proceedings on the merits and resolve Apple’s pending motion to transfer.  While the CAFC did not decide the extent to which merits discovery may proceed while issues of venue and venue discovery are still pending, it nevertheless ruled that transfer decisions must “proceed expeditiously” as “the first order of business.”  In re Apple Inc., No. 2022-162 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 8, 2022).
     
    CATEGORIES : TransferVenue
  • Federal Circuit Vacates Eastern District Of Texas’s Order Denying Transfer For Providing Insufficient Explanation
     
    11/01/2022

    On October 19, 2022, the Federal Circuit, on a petition for writ of mandamus, vacated and remanded an order by Judge Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) denying FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.’s motion to transfer the case to the Western District of Tennessee (WDTN). In re FedEx Corp. Servs., Inc., No. 2022-156 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 19, 2022). The Court found that the district court had erred in its analysis of the local interest factor and had failed to provide a sufficient explanation regarding witness-related factors, the latter of which left the Court “unable to effectively conduct mandamus review on the present record.”
    CATEGORIES : IP LitigationMandamusVenue
  • Judge Albright Of The Western District Of Texas Grants Motion To Transfer On Convenience Grounds
     
    12/21/2021

    On December 8, 2021, Judge Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a sealed opinion granting the defendants’ motion to transfer venue to the Northern District of Georgia.  Lynk Labs, Inc v. Home Depot USA, Inc., No. 6:21-cv-00097-ADA (W.D. Tex. Dec. 8, 2021).  A public, redacted version has since published, in which the court addresses the public and private interest convenience factors, finding that the Northern District of Georgia was a clearly more convenient forum.
  • Federal Circuit Orders Transfer Of Another Judge Albright Case
     
    11/03/2021

    On October 19, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) granted a petition for writ of mandamus ordering the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas to transfer the underlying action to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.  In re DISH Network, L.L.C., No. 2021-182 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 19, 2021).  The CAFC held that Judge Albright abused his discretion when denying DISH’s motion to transfer on convenience grounds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
  • Federal Circuit Grants Writ Of Mandamus Ordering Transfer Of Venue Based On Convenience
     
    08/10/2021

    On August 2, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) granted a petition for a writ of mandamus ordering the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas to transfer the underlying action to the Central District of California.  In re Hulu, LLC, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2021).
    CATEGORIES : MandamusVenue
  • Federal Circuit Grants Writs Of Mandamus Ordering Transfer Of Venue
     
    07/07/2021

    On June 30, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) granted petitions for writs of mandamus ordering the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas to transfer the underlying actions to the Northern District of California.  In re Samsung Elecs. Co., LTD, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. June 30, 2021).
    CATEGORIES : MandamusVenue
  • Western District Of Texas Grants Motion To Transfer Venue On Section 1404 Convenience Grounds
     
    06/02/2021

    On May 21, 2021, Judge Alan D. Albright of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas granted a motion to transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404.  10Tales, Inc. v. TikTok Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00810-ADA (W.D. Tex. May 21, 2021).  The Court found that, under Fifth Circuit precedent, the Northern District of California was a “clearly more convenient” forum.
  • Federal Circuit Finds Presence Of Google’s Cache Servers In The Eastern District Of Texas Does Not Justify Venue
     
    02/25/2020

    On February 13, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) granted a writ of mandamus, ordering the Eastern District of Texas (“EDTX”) to dismiss or transfer the patent infringement suit filed there against Google LLC (“Google”).  In re Google LLC, No. 2019-126, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. Feb, 13, 2020).  Applying In re Cray, CAFC found that the EDTX lacked venue under the 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b).