Arrow Electronics, Inc. v. ELNA Co., Ltd.

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Arrow Electronics, Inc. v. ELNA Co., Ltd.

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello

Civil Action No. 18-cv-00889-CMA-MEH

ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ELNA CO., LTD., ELNA AMERICA INC., MATSUO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., TOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD., OKAYA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., OKAYA ELECTRIC AMERICA INC., TAITSU CORPORATION, TAITSU AMERICA, INC., SHINYEI KAISHA, SHINYEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHINYEI CAPACITOR CO., LTD., SHINYEI CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC., NITSUKO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, NISSEI ELECTRIC CO. LTD., SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., INC., SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SOSHIN ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA INC., NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION, and UNITED CHEMI-CON, INC.,

Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER ______________________________________________________________________

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Arrow Electronics, Inc.’s Motion to Transfer Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1404

(a). (Doc. # 20.) For the reasons that follow, the Court grants the Motion.

28 U.S.C. § 1404

(a) provides “[flor the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought or to any district or division to which all parties have consented.” Plaintiff filed the Motion on July 15, 2022, and indicated that Defendants opposed the Motion. (Doc. # 20 at 13.) However, no response in opposition has been filed, and the time to do so has expired. Further, nine of the Defendants in this case filed a Notice of Non-Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion to Transfer Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1404

(a)." (Doc. # 31.) Upon reviewing the Motion and considering convenience and fairness, the Court finds in its discretion that the applicable factors support granting the Motion and transferring this action to the Northern District of California. See Chrysler Credit Corp. v. Country Chrysler, Inc.,

928 F.2d 1509, 1516

(10th Cir. 1991). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion to Transfer (Doc. # 20) is GRANTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1404

(a), this action shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. DATED: August 18, 2022 BY THE COURT: — Wd rn CHRISTINE M. ARGUELLO Senior United States District Judge

1 These Defendants include ELNA Co Ltd., ELNA America Inc., Matsuo Electric Co. Ltd., Shinyei Kaisha, Shinyei Technology Co. Ltd., Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd., Shinyei Corporation of America, Inc., Taitsu America, Inc., and Taitsu Corporation. (Doc. # 31 at 1.)

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