Z-TEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 5:03-CV-229.

331 F.Supp.2d 567 (2004)

Z-TEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Plaintiff v. SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Ameritech Corporation, Pacific Telesis Group, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell, Inc., and Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Texarkana Division.

August 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil M Gorsuch, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Ameritech Corporation, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Telesis Group, SBC Communications Inc, Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell Inc, Defendants.

Martin E Grambow, SBC Telecommunications, San Antonio, TX, for SBC Communications Inc, Defendant.

Mark C Hansen, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Ameritech Corporation, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Telesis Group, SBC Communications Inc, Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell Inc, Defendants.

Michael K Kellogg, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Ameritech Corporation, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Telesis Group, SBC Communications Inc, Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell Inc, Defendants.

Sharad S Khandelwal, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Ameritech Corporation, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Telesis Group, SBC Communications Inc, Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell Inc, Defendants.

Nicholas H. Patton, Robert William Schroeder, III, Patton, Tidwell & Schroeder, Texarkana, TX, Layne E. Kruse, William R. Pakalka, David J. Van Susteren, Darryl W. Anderson, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, Christopher V. Goodpastor, Chief Legal Counsel, Z-Tel Communications, Inc., Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff.

Eugene M Paige, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Ameritech Corporation, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Telesis Group, Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell Inc, SBC Communications Inc, Defendants.

William Robert Pakalka, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, for Z-Tel Communications Inc, Plaintiff.

Aaron M Panner, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Ameritech Corporation, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Telesis Group, SBC Communications Inc, Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell Inc, Defendants.

Nicholas H Patton, Patton & Tidwell, Texarkana, TX, for Z-Tel Communications Inc, Plaintiff.

John Michael Pickett, Young Pickett & Lee, Texarkana, TX, for SBC Communications Inc, Defendant.

Robert William Schroeder, III, Patton, Tidwell & Schroeder, Texarkana, TX, for Z-Tel Communications Inc, Plaintiff.

William M Schur, SBC Communications Inc — San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, for SBC Communications Inc, Defendant.

Colin S Stretch, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Ameritech Corporation, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Telesis Group, SBC Communications Inc, Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell Inc, Defendants.

Damon Michael Young, Young Pickett & Lee, Texarkana, TX, for SBC Communications Inc, Defendant.


ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

FOLSOM, District Judge.

Before the Court is Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue. (Doc. No. 5). After considering the Motion, the subsequent briefing thereto, and the applicable law, Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue is DENIED.

I. INTRODUCTION

Z-TEL (hereinafter, "Plaintiff") is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Tampa, Florida. Plaintiff is...

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