386 F. Supp. 2d 708 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Rambus, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
3 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1404
Relies on Gulf Oil Corporation v. Gilbert · Van Dusen v. Barrack · Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp. · Continental Grain Company v. The Fbl-585 · Genentech, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he party asserting witness inconvenience has the burden to proffer, by affidavit or otherwise, sufficient details respecting the witnesses and their potential testimony to enable the court to assess the materiality of evidence and the degree of inconvenience.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) ease of access to sources of proof; (2) the convenience of the parties and witnesses; (3) the cost of obtaining the attendance of witnesses; (4) the availability of compulsory process; (5) the interest in having local controversies decided at home; (6) in diversity cases, the court’s familiarity with the applicable law; and (7) the interest of justice.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Although live testimony is the preferred mode of presenting evidence ... [s]omewhat less weight is given to witness inconvenience when a party is unable to demonstrate with any particularity that videotaped deposition testimony will be inadequate, and that live testimony is critical.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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