5th Circuit Mandamas Denial ‘Relevant’ to Jawbone v. Google: Lawyers
An Oct. 31 decision of the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denying mandamas relief for petitioners who wanted their case transferred to the U.S. District Court for Western Texas in Austin is “relevant” to Jawbone Innovations’ arguments opposing Google’s…
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petition for a writ of mandamus directing the U.S. District Court for Western Texas to transfer Jawbone’s patent infringement complaint to the Northern District of California, said Jawbone attorneys in a citation of supplemental authority Thursday (docket 23-101) at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The 5th Circuit said petitioners “failed to show a clear and undisputable right to the writ,” said the Jawbone lawyers. Jawbone argued Google isn't entitled to a writ of mandamus because the Western Texas district court, evaluating all the facts in the record, “exercised sound discretion” in finding Google failed to show Northern California is a “clearly more convenient” venue (see 2211160043).