Under the law of the Fifth Circuit, “a motion to transfer venue pursuant to section 1404(a) should be granted if ‘the movant demonstrates that the transferee venue is clearly more convenient.'” Slip Op. at 6, quoting In re Radmax, Ltd., 720 F.3d 285 (5th Cir. 2013). [read post]

But Judge Sutton's representation still result in important questions unaddressed by the memo—if a particular judicial district does adopt this policy, could it be potentially retroactive and result in the re-assignment of currently-pending cases? [read post]