IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

WACO DIVISION

FLEXIWORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

 Plaintiff

-vsAMAZON.COM, INC., AMAZON.COM

SERVICES, INC., AMAZON WEB SERVICES, 

INC., AMAZON.COM LLC,

 Defendants

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W-20-CV-00553-ADA

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

Came on for consideration Plaintiff’s Opposed Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s 

Order Granting Amazon’s Motion to Transfer Venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (the “Motion”). 

ECF No. 99. After review of all the provided briefs, including Plaintiff’s Motion, Defendant 

Amazon’s Response (ECF No. 100), and Plaintiff’s Reply (ECF No. 102), this Court is of the 

opinion that the Plaintiff’s Motion should be DENIED.

Background

This Court previously ordered that the above captioned case be transferred to the United 

States District Court for the Western District of Washington on August 2, 2021. ECF No. 98. 

The docket reveals the following activity thereafter: 

• August 2, 2021 – Court Order Granting Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue

• August 2, 2021 – Case transferred to Western District of Washington

• August 6, 2021 – Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration

• August 9, 2021 – Case transferred from TXWD has been received and opened in Western 

District, Washington Division as case number 2:21-cv-1055.

• August 13, 2021 – Defendant’s Response to the Motion

• August 20, 2021 – Plaintiff’s Reply to Defendant’s Response to the Motion

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion was filed after this Court transferred the case, but before

the Western District of Washington received and opened the case. Plaintiff argues that this Court 

retains jurisdiction to decide the Motion, while Defendant contends this Court lacks the 

necessary jurisdiction to rule on the Motion.

Legal Standards

“Generally speaking, a district court relinquishes all jurisdiction over a case when it is 

transferred to another district court.” Jones v. InfoCure Corp., 310 F.3d 529, 533 (7th Cir. 2002); 

see also In re Red Barn Motors, Inc., 794 F.3d 481, 484 (5th Cir. 2015) (“It seems 

uncontroversial ... that a transfer to another circuit removes the case from our jurisdiction, and 

numerous circuits have stated that rule plainly.”); Bustos v. Dennis, No. SA-17-CV-39-XR, 2017 

WL 1944165, at *2 (W.D. Tex. May 8, 2017) (dismissing motion for reconsideration of transfer 

order for lack of jurisdiction). A transfer is complete when the transferee court dockets the case. 

See Auto. Body Parts Ass’n. v. Ford Glob. Techs., LLC, No. 4:13-CV-00705, 2015 WL 1517524, 

at *1 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 2, 2015) (“It is well established that ‘[o]nce the files in a case are 

transferred physically to the court in the transferee district, the transferor court loses all 

jurisdiction over the case, including the power to review the transfer.’” (quoting Schwartz v. 

Curtis, No. 4:07-CV-3494, 2008 WL 4467560, at *1 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 2, 2008))); see also 

Chrysler County Corp. v. Country Chrysler, Inc., 928 F.2d 1509, 1517 (10th Cir. 1991) (“The 

date the papers in the transferred case are docketed in the transferee court ... forms the effective 

date that jurisdiction in the transferor court is terminated.”) (emphasis added).

Under Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a court looks to three grounds 

for reconsideration: (1) an intervening change in the controlling law, (2) newly discovered 

evidence, or (3) manifest error of law or fact. See Schiller v. Physicians Res. Grp. Inc., 342 F.3d

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563, 567 (5th Cir. 2003). “‘Manifest error’ is one that is ‘plain and indisputable.’” Guy v. Crown 

Equip. Corp., 394 F.3d 320, 325 (5th Cir. 2004) (quoting Venegas-Hernandez v. Sonolux 

Records, 370 F.3d 183, 195 (1st Cir. 2004)). 

Discussion

Some court must necessarily have jurisdiction over an ongoing case at all times. Thus, a 

transferor court maintains jurisdiction after ordering a transfer until the transferee court receives 

the case. Here, Plaintiff timely filed a motion for reconsideration between the date of transfer by 

this court and receipt by the Western District of Washington. Because Plaintiff filed its Motion 

for Reconsideration before the case was received and opened in the Western District of 

Washington, this Court has jurisdiction.

In its motion, Plaintiff seeks reconsideration of this Court’s order granting transfer 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), claiming manifest errors of law and fact in dismissing evidence 

of highly relevant witnesses and documents in or near this district and in finding the localized 

interests factor to favor transfer. The Court disagrees. Plaintiff seeks reconsideration of the 

Court’s exercise of discretion in analyzing certain evidence and factors. This does not amount to 

a “manifest error” that is “plain and indisputable.” See id. Furthermore, the Court is unpersuaded 

by Plaintiff’s arguments and finds that the factors were properly weighed in the Court’s initial

order to transfer. ECF No. 98.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED.

SIGNED this 1st day of October, 2021.

ALAN D ALBRIGHT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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