context: "If [a] motion [to transfer venue] is based on the location of records and documents, the [defendant] must show with particularity the location, difficulty of transportation, and the importance of such record." At best, therefore, the factor is neutral. See id.; see also In re Triton Limited See.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 724 F.Supp. 264, 266
citation_a.parenthetical: denying transfer to a district where defendant's documents were located because doing so would merely shift the transportation burden from defendant to plaintiff
citation_a.sentence: Litig., 70 F.Supp.2d 678, 690 (E.D.Tex.1999) (“Defendants ... fail to show that these documents are so voluminous that they would be difficult to transport. Therefore, the Court does not consider this as an important factor in the transfer analysis”); Bianco v. Texas Instruments, Inc., 627 F.Supp. 154, 165 (N.D.Ill.1985) (“As for defendants’ argument concerning the location of relevant documents, we do not believe that this is a compelling factor, given the ready availability of photocopying and the relative ease with which documents may be selectively shipped around the country”); Meh-L-Wood Corp. v. SWS Indus., Inc., 594 F.Supp. 706, 710 (N.D.Ill.1984) (observing that the location of documents is not an important factor “unless documents are so voluminous that their transport is a major undertaking”); cf. Arrow Elec., Inc. v. Ducommun, Inc., 724 F.Supp. 264, 266 (S.D.N.Y.1989) (denying transfer to a district where defendant’s documents were located because doing so would merely shift the transportation burden from defendant to plaintiff).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 70 F.Supp.2d 678, 690
citation_b.parenthetical: "Defendants ... fail to show that these documents are so voluminous that they would be difficult to transport. Therefore, the Court does not consider this as an important factor in the transfer analysis"
citation_b.sentence: Litig., 70 F.Supp.2d 678, 690 (E.D.Tex.1999) (“Defendants ... fail to show that these documents are so voluminous that they would be difficult to transport. Therefore, the Court does not consider this as an important factor in the transfer analysis”); Bianco v. Texas Instruments, Inc., 627 F.Supp. 154, 165 (N.D.Ill.1985) (“As for defendants’ argument concerning the location of relevant documents, we do not believe that this is a compelling factor, given the ready availability of photocopying and the relative ease with which documents may be selectively shipped around the country”); Meh-L-Wood Corp. v. SWS Indus., Inc., 594 F.Supp. 706, 710 (N.D.Ill.1984) (observing that the location of documents is not an important factor “unless documents are so voluminous that their transport is a major undertaking”); cf. Arrow Elec., Inc. v. Ducommun, Inc., 724 F.Supp. 264, 266 (S.D.N.Y.1989) (denying transfer to a district where defendant’s documents were located because doing so would merely shift the transportation burden from defendant to plaintiff).