Legal Opinion
In Re Microsoft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 5, 2011No. 2010-M944PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
2Per curiam
ORDER
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus from an order denying a motion to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). That section authorizes a district court of proper jurisdiction to nevertheless transfer a case “for the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice.” Because the record plainly shows that the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is clearly more convenient and fair for trial and that the determination of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas denying transfer…
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