Arrow Electronics, Inc. v. Elna Co., Ltd.
- James Donato
- 3:22-cv-04750
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 2
In Arrow Electronics v. Elna Co., Judge Arguello granted Arrow’s motion and transferred the action from Colorado to California.
Arrow Electronics, Inc. and all defendants in the action were affected because the case was ordered transferred from the District of Colorado to the Northern District of California.
What happened
In Arrow Electronics, Inc. v. Elna Co., Ltd., Arrow asked the court to move the case from Colorado to the Northern District of California. The request was based on convenience and fairness.
The defendants did not file an opposition by the deadline, and nine defendants filed notices saying they did not oppose the transfer. The court found that the relevant factors supported moving the case.
Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello granted the motion and ordered the case transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
The detailed version
- Arrow Electronics, Inc. v. Elna Co., Ltd. · No. 3:22-cv-04750
- James Donato
- Aug. 18, 2022
Background
Arrow Electronics, Inc. sued Elna Co., Ltd., Elna America Inc., and the other listed defendants. Arrow moved under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a federal law that allows a court to transfer a civil case for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice. The motion sought transfer to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Arrow filed the motion on July 15, 2022, and stated that the defendants opposed it. No opposition was filed by the deadline. Nine defendants filed a notice of non-opposition.
Court’s analysis
The court reviewed the motion and considered convenience and fairness. It concluded that the applicable factors supported transferring the action to the Northern District of California.
Disposition
The court granted Arrow’s Motion to Transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and ordered that the action be transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.