In re Blue Spike, LLC

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair

Before the Panel: Patentholder Blue Spike, LLC, moves under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.- This litigation currently consists of nine actions pending in four districts, as listed on Schedule A.1 Defendants 2 submitted a joint brief expressing their opposition to centralization. Should we decide to centralize this litigation, defendants argue that a Northern District of California, or a Central District of California transferee forum is appropriate.

On the basis of the…