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FindACase | Caddell Construction Co. (DE), LLC v. Danmar Lines Ltd.
Caddell Construction Co. (DE), LLC v. Danmar Lines Ltd.
A motion to change venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) is appropriate where venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391, but where, "[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, " the defendant seeks to transfer the suit to another "district or division where it might have been brought." Id. § 1404(a). "[T]he purpose of [§ 1404(a)] is to prevent the waste' of time, energy and money' and 'to protect litigants, witnesses and the public against unnecessary inconvenience and expense.'" Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612, 616 (1964) (quoting Cont'l Grain Co. v. The FBL-585, 364 U.S. 19 (I960)). "There can be no question but that the district courts have 'broad discretion in deciding whether to order a transfer.'" In re Volkswagen of Am., Inc., 545 F.3d 304, 311 (5th Cir.2008) (quoting Balawajder v. Scott, 160 F.3d 1066, 1067 (5th Cir. 1998)). "In exercising that discretion, courts are to examine a collection of private and public factors." Cooper Lighting, LLC v. Kumar, 2013 WL 5775687, at *9 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 25, 2013).

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