In re DISH Network L.L.C.

 
APPEAL NO.
21-148
OP. BELOW
DCT
SUBJECT
Patent
AUTHOR
Per Curiam

Issue(s) Presented

“Whether the district court clearly abused its discretion in refusing to transfer this case to the District of Colorado.”

Holding

“The district court here erred in relying on DISH’s general presence in Western Texas without tying that presence to the events underlying the suit. . . . [and] the district court had erred in weighing the practical problems factor heavily against transfer without taking due account of differences in the underlying technology of the co-pending cases and the availability of multi-district litigation procedures. . . . We are confident the district court will reconsider its determination in light of the appropriate legal standard and precedent on its own.”