In Re Acer America Corp.

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

ORDER

The twelve petitioners, defendants in a patent infringement action, seek a writ of mandamus to direct the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to vacate its orders denying their motion to transfer venue, and to direct transfer to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiff in the infringement action, MedioStream, Inc., opposes. Petitioners reply.

MedioStream, a company headquartered in the Northern District of California, brought suit in the Eastern District of Texas…