context: As plaintiffs have chosen to litigate far from their home forums, any inconvenience they would suffer if compelled to litigate in Wisconsin would likely be less than the inconvenience defendants would experience litigating in California, particularly considering the relative size of the parties' businesses. The court therefore concludes that this factor slightly favors transfer.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 966 F.Supp. 727, 728-29
citation_a.parenthetical: concluding that the convenience of the parties weighed in favor of transferring a copyright infringement action from the Northern District of Illinois to the Eastern District of Wisconsin, because the plaintiff copyright holder was a large corporation that would not be burdened by litigating in Wisconsin, while the alleged infringer was a "one-man operation" that would face a great burden if forced to litigate in Illinois
citation_a.sentence: See Hernandez v. Graebel Van Lines, 761 F.Supp. 983, 989 (E.D.N.Y.1991) (“[W]here a disparity between the parties exists, such as an individual plaintiff suing a large corporation, the court may also consider the relative means of the parties in determining whether to transfer”); see also Tensor Group, Inc. v. All Press Parts & Equipment, Inc., 966 F.Supp. 727, 728-29 (N.D.Ill.1997) (concluding that the convenience of the parties weighed in favor of transferring a copyright infringement action from the Northern District of Illinois to the Eastern District of Wisconsin, because the plaintiff copyright holder was a large corporation that would not be burdened by litigating in Wisconsin, while the alleged infringer was a “one-man operation” that would face a great burden if forced to litigate in Illinois).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 761 F.Supp. 983, 989
citation_b.parenthetical: "[W]here a disparity between the parties exists, such as an individual plaintiff suing a large corporation, the court may also consider the relative means of the parties in determining whether to transfer"
citation_b.sentence: See Hernandez v. Graebel Van Lines, 761 F.Supp. 983, 989 (E.D.N.Y.1991) (“[W]here a disparity between the parties exists, such as an individual plaintiff suing a large corporation, the court may also consider the relative means of the parties in determining whether to transfer”); see also Tensor Group, Inc. v. All Press Parts & Equipment, Inc., 966 F.Supp. 727, 728-29 (N.D.Ill.1997) (concluding that the convenience of the parties weighed in favor of transferring a copyright infringement action from the Northern District of Illinois to the Eastern District of Wisconsin, because the plaintiff copyright holder was a large corporation that would not be burdened by litigating in Wisconsin, while the alleged infringer was a “one-man operation” that would face a great burden if forced to litigate in Illinois).