IN RE VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES INC.

Misc. No. 956.

635 F.3d 559 (2011)

In re VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES INC., Verizon Enterprise Delivery LLC, Verizon Services Corp., AT & T Corp., Qwest Communications Corporation, and Qwest Corporation, Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryant C. Boren, Jr. , Baker Botts LLP, of Palo Alto, CA, for petitioner AT & T Corporation. With him on the petition were Christopher W. Kennerly , Kevin E. Cadwell and Joshua J. Parker .

Brian D. Roche , Reed Smith LLP, of Chicago, IL, for petitioners Qwest Communications Corporation, et al. With him on the petition was Doyle B. Johnson .

Geoffrey P. Eaton , Winston & Strawn LLP, of Washington, DC, for petitioners Verizon Business Network Services Inc., et al. With him on the petition were Charles B. Molster, III , Peter C. McCabe, III and Kurt A. Mathas . Of counsel were John Thorne , Verizon Corporation Resources Group LLC, of Arlington, VA; and Leonard C. Suchyta and Caren K. Khoo , of Basking Ridge, NJ.

Douglas A. Cawley , McKool Smith, P.C., of Dallas, TX, for respondent Red River Fiber Optic Corporation. With him on the response were David Sochia , Christopher T. Bovenkamp and Steven Callahan .

Before LOURIE, GAJARSA, and LINN, Circuit Judges.


ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

LINN, Circuit Judge.

ORDER

Section 1404(a) of Title 28 of the United States Code authorizes a change of venue from one district court to another "[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice." The principal question in this petition for a writ of mandamus is whether the trial court could plausibly justify denying transfer to a far more convenient venue based solely on its previous handling...

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