Opinion ID: 721069
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Heading: American plaintiff's choice of forum.

Text: 25 A citizen or resident plaintiff deserves somewhat more deference than foreign plaintiffs. Piper Aircraft, 454 U.S. at 256 n. 23. But this factor must be considered along with the others. As always, if the balance of conveniences suggests that trial in the chosen forum would be unnecessarily burdensome for the defendant or the court, dismissal is proper. Id. 26 Sakura Bank argues Tennecal as the assignee, stands in the shoes of the assignor, and therefore Tennecal's status as an American corporation should be given no special deference. See Pain v. United Technologies Corp., 637 F.2d 775, 798 (D.C.Cir.1980), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1128 (1981); Del Monte Corp. v. Everett Steamship Corp., 402 F.Supp. 237, 243 (N.D.Cal.1973). We disagree. 27 The notes were originally issued to White Star and White Star assigned them to Tennecal. White Star is an American corporation. Sakura Bank's argument therefore does not diminish the degree of deference due to Tennecal's choice of forum. The district court recognized that Tennecal's choice of forum was entitled to special deference; however, it concluded the balance of the conveniences strongly favored dismissal. 28