Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Bbc International, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1996No. 96-2770, 96-3078PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners are the defendants in a patent suit that is about to go to trial in the Western District of Wisconsin. In No. 96-2770 they ask us to direct the judge to transfer the litigation to the Southern District of New York under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), asserting that it would be substantially more convenient for the parties and witnesses. In No. 96-3078 they ask us to vacate one order directing BBC International to appear for a deposition, another order permitting Orla-ford Ltd. (the plaintiff) to file a second amended complaint, and a third order limiting the…
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