10-Month Delay Sinks Motion to Transfer

The court denied defendant's motion to transfer venue of plaintiff's infringement action from the Eastern District of Wisconsin to the Northern District of California because the interests of justice did not favor transfer. "[T]he motion to transfer was filed nearly ten months after the case was filed in this District and six months after the scheduling order was issued. . . . It is unclear whether a transferee court would accommodate that schedule. . . . [T]here is no explanation for why the motion to transfer was not brought earlier. If the other forum were truly so convenient, one would expect much swifter action to transfer the case there. . . . Because both convenience and the interests of justice are required in order to transfer a case under [28 U.S.C. § 1404], the motion will be denied."

Circuit Check, Inc. v. QXQ, Inc., 1-12-cv-01211 (WIED November 20, 2013, Order) (Griesbach, J.)