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E.D. Tex.

Bandspeed Inc v Acer Inc et al, No. 2:10-cv-00215 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 15, 2011)

Granted
Venue / Transfer
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:10-cv-00215, Dkt. No. 546
Decided
August 15, 2011
Judge
T. John Ward, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER - For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants Motion to Transfer Venue to the Western District of Texas (Dkt. No. 158) and TRANFERS this case to the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, pursuan…
Length
11 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendants’ 1 Motion to Transfer Venue (Dkt. No. 158). In their motion, Defendants ask the Court to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas based on three legal doc trines: (1) the first–to-file rule, (2) 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), and (3) the “customer suit” exception. Defendant Huaw ei Technologies Co., Ltd. also filed a Motion to Transfer Venue on the same grounds. (Dkt. No. 163).

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