Legal Opinion
Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. Trang Thi-Dai Phan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 29, 2001No. CIVA00-2708HHK/DARPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
DEBORAH ANN ROBINSON, United States Magistrate Judge.
Pending for determination by the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge is Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue (Docket No. 8). In it, defendants seek to transfer this action to the Southern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Plaintiff opposes the motion on the ground that defendants cannot demonstrate that “the balance of convenience ‘strongly’ favors” the Southern District of Texas over the District of Columbia, and that this district “is actually more convenient.” Plaintiffs Memorandum of Points and…
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