Ward v. Cisco Systems, Inc. et al

Filing 15

RESPONSE in Opposition re 4 MOTION to Dismiss for Improper Venue, or in the Alternative, Motion to Transfer Venue filed by John Ward, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of G. William Lavender, # 2 Declaration of R. Gary Nutter, # 3 Ex. A, # 4 Ex. B, # 5 Ex. C, # 6 Ex. D, # 7 Ex. E, # 8 Ex. F, # 9 Ex. G)(Patton, Nicholas)

Table C. U.S. District Courts--Civil Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending During the 12-Month Periods Ending March 31, 2006 and 2007
Filings Circuit 2006 2007 Percent Change1 2006 Terminations 2007 Percent Change 1 20062 Pending 2007 Percent Change1

TOTAL

244,068

278,272

14.0

281,220

254,850

-9.4

245,930

269,352

9.5

DC 1ST ME MA NH RI PR

2,566 6,139 448 3,213 490 580 1,408 22,422 2,020 1,687 6,126 10,5 2 0 1,720 349 27,444 1,067 6,103 14,439 2,819 2,633 383 18,241 3,532 1,317 1,201 1,004 3,768 3,950 1,382 643 1,444

2,388 5,739 396 3,064 475 538 1,266 27,879 2,168 1,532 6,899 15,476 1,517 287 49,423 862 6,582 36,661 2,526 2,383 409 16,996 3,5 0 8 1,283 1,073 1,051 3,656 3,485 1,235 621 1,084

-6.9 -6.5 -11.6 -4.6 -3.1 -7.2 -10.1 24.3 7.3 -9.2 12.6 47.1 -11.8 -17.8 80.1 -19.2 7.8 153.9 -10.4 -9.5 6.8 -6.8 -0.7 -2.6 -10.7 4.7 -3.0 -11.8 -10.6 -3.4 -24.9

2,598 6,539 509 3,316 550 540 1,624 22,080 2,208 1,511 6,203 10,156 1,654 348 29,653 1,367 6,478 15,604 2,957 2,959 288 38,280 3,652 1,398 1,277 1,082 23,072 4,149 1,498 609 1,543

2,757 5,958 398 3,230 487 588 1,255 21,999 2,398 1,574 5,796 10,235 1,690 306 40,194 932 6,609 27,135 2,535 2,675 308 17,825 3,528 1,449 1,106 1,169 3,866 3,564 1,268 591 1,284

6.1 -8.9 -21.8 -2.6 -11.5 8.9 -22.7 -0.4 8.6 4.2 -6.6 0.8 2.2 -12.1 35.5 -31.8 2.0 73.9 -14.3 -9.6 6.9 -53.4 -3.4 3.6 -13.4 8.0 -83.2 -14.1 -15.4 -3.0 -16.8

3,275 7,087 293 3,859 410 813 1,712 32,103 2,739 2,715 7,447 16,171 2,698 333 22,439 1,410 5,818 9,602 2,035 2,418 1,156 14,363 2,944 1,373 1,011 1,053 3,183 2,012 791 719 1,277

2,906 6,868 291 3,693 398 763 1,723 37,983 2,509 2,673 8,550 21,412 2,525 314 31,668 1,340 5,791 19,128 2,026 2,126 1,257 13,534 2,924 1,207 978 935 2,973 1,933 758 749 1,077

-11.3 -3.1 -0.7 -4.3 -2.9 -6.2 0.6 18.3 -8.4 -1.5 14.8 32.4 -6.4 -5.7 41.1 -5.0 -0.5 99.2 -0.4 -12.1 8.7 -5.8 -0.7 -12.1 -3.3 -11.2 -6.6 -3.9 -4.2 4.2 -15.7

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CT NY,N NY,E NY,S NY,W VT DE NJ PA,E PA,M PA,W VI MD NC,E NC,M NC,W SC VA,E VA,W WV,N WV,S

2ND

3RD

4TH

Table C. (March 31, 2007--Continued)
Filings Circuit
5TH LA,E LA,M LA,W MS,N MS,S TX,N TX,E TX,S TX,W 6TH KY,E KY,W MI,E MI,W OH,N OH,S TN,E TN,M TN,W 7TH IL,N IL,C IL,S IN,N IN,S WI,E WI,W 8TH AR,E AR,W IA,N IA,S MN MO,E MO,W NE ND SD

Terminations Percent Change1
4.5 58.7 -33.4 8.4 -20.3 -34.2 -2.0 2.1 -6.9 -5.5 -6.8 -21.3 -13.4 3.7 5.5 -21.5 6.5 -13.3 5.6 -7.2 -5.6 -1.1 -8.2 -12.8 -7.6 -13.3 -8.8 5.1 3.6 -14.5 16.2 -1.8 -5.0 55.7 -19.5 -16.4 -14.3 -3.9 8.7

Pending Percent Change 1
-4.6 80.4 -28.8 -5.7 -0.9 -35.8 -1.8 -7.2 -9.0 -12.0 -38.2 -15.7 -11.6 -74.2 -5.1 43.5 -7.3 -23.3 -20.5 -2.1 -4.9 -6.8 -7.3 5.0 -1.9 -10.6 7.5 -5.2 11.8 -25.2 -11.7 5.0 -16.8 76.1 -7.7 -10.9 21.2 -0.4 -13.0

2006
34,622 7,302 1,504 2,351 1,182 4,398 4,577 2,971 6,912 3,425 22,556 2,188 1,510 5,642 1,537 5,176 2,402 1,334 1,446 1,321 16,811 7,608 1,076 1,254 1,885 2,802 1,428 758 15,982 2,954 753 569 868 3,676 2,810 2,597 1,109 230 416

2007
36,166 11,586 1,001 2,549 942 2,892 4,487 3,034 6,437 3,238 21,031 1,722 1,308 5,853 1,621 4,061 2,557 1,156 1,527 1,226 15,876 7,524 988 1,093 1,742 2,430 1,302 797 16,565 2,525 875 559 825 5,724 2,262 2,172 950 221 452

2006
31,296 2,675 1,510 2,579 1,170 4,445 4,761 3,072 7,424 3,660 37,672 2,327 1,506 20,101 1,561 4,805 2,753 1,661 1,646 1,312 17,044 7,739 1,093 1,185 1,941 2,938 1,358 790 16,189 2,508 991 598 1,001 4,122 2,598 2,682 990 239 460

2007
29,851 4,826 1,075 2,433 1,160 2,855 4,677 2,850 6,755 3,220 23,283 1,962 1,332 5,195 1,481 6,895 2,551 1,274 1,308 1,285 16,207 7,209 1,013 1,244 1,905 2,627 1,460 749 18,094 1,876 875 628 833 7,257 2,397 2,390 1,200 238 400

20062
36,697 8,217 8,778 2,258 1,493 2,764 3,413 2,422 4,871 2,481 24,418 1,644 1,387 5,041 1,219 7,988 2,873 1,492 1,223 1,551 14,746 6,667 969 1,312 1,649 2,486 1,417 246 18,455 3,997 668 572 811 6,845 2,175 1,841 924 242 380

2007
43,012 14,977 8,704 2,374 1,275 2,801 3,2 2 3 2,606 4,553 2,499 22,166 1,404 1,363 5,699 1,359 5,154 2,879 1,374 1,442 1,4 9 2 14,415 6,982 944 1,161 1,4 8 6 2,289 1,259 294 16,926 4,646 668 503 803 5,312 2,040 1,623 674 225 432

Percent Change1
17.2 82.3 -0.8 5.1 -14.6 1.3 -5.6 7.6 -6.5 0.7 -9.2 -14.6 -1.7 13.1 11.5 -35.5 0.2 -7.9 17.9 -3.8 -2.2 4.7 -2.6 -11.5 -9.9 -7.9 -11.2 19.5 -8.3 16.2 0.0 -12.1 -1.0 -22.4 -6.2 -11.8 -27.1 -7.0 13.7

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Table C. (March 31, 2007--Continued)
Filings Circuit
9TH AK AZ CA,N CA,E CA,C CA,S HI ID MT NV OR WA,E WA,W GUAM NMI

Terminations Percent Change1
0.2 -5.4 -27.8 15.9 15.3 0.0 9.5 -12.1 -3.9 1.6 4.5 -4.7 -18.2 -7.2 -2.6 12.8 -1.1 -0.7 0.3 10.1 -5.8 1.1 -3.4 -8.6 -7.9 34.3 80.2 -7.4 21.6 9.9 101.6 3.4 -9.3 -5.3 -6.5

Pending Percent Change1
-0.3 11.2 18.9 4.5 9.9 -8.6 3.3 -7.7 -1.9 28.1 -4.0 -7.0 -13.1 -8.6 -51.3 -14.7 -2.7 -0.8 0.3 -5.1 -13.0 4.1 -5.8 -1.3 3.3 -2.8 15.4 4.2 6.4 2.8 -5.4 -3.3 -13.1 -6.8 -9.6

2006
41,030 367 5,006 6,624 4,197 11,585 2,646 785 567 630 2,232 2,572 736 2,997 39 47 10,089 2,766 1,537 1,300 779 541 1,576 1,275 315 26,166 2,766 1,274 772 1,498 6,692 6,829 3,984 1,194 1,157

2007
41,105 347 3,616 7,680 4,840 11,590 2,898 690 545 640 2,332 2,452 602 2,782 38 53 9,976 2,746 1,541 1,431 734 547 1,522 1,165 290 35,128 4,984 1,180 939 1,647 13,489 7,062 3,614 1,131 1,082

2006
40,977 338 4,343 5,997 3,897 12,530 2,668 767 582 591 2,149 2,611 777 3,613 80 34 10,812 2,887 1,598 1,439 929 567 1,713 1,346 333 28,080 3,186 1,244 778 1,540 6,796 7,528 4,615 1,168 1,225

2007
40,867 376 5,163 6,265 4,282 11,455 2,755 708 571 757 2,062 2,427 675 3,303 39 29 10,518 2,865 1,603 1,366 808 590 1,613 1,329 344 27,297 3,678 1,296 828 1,583 6,429 7,277 4,009 1,089 1,108

2006 2
41,313 428 4,962 6,679 5,682 10,700 1,997 772 677 875 2,470 2,383 589 3,001 40 58 9,303 2,160 1,476 1,375 886 503 1,159 1,380 364 21,731 2,577 1,259 705 1,262 5,224 5,710 3,050 1,057 887

2007
41,551 399 3,415 8,094 6,240 10,835 2,140 754 651 758 2,740 2,408 516 2,480 39 82 8,761 2,041 1,414 1,440 812 460 1,068 1,216 310 29,562 3,883 1,143 816 1,326 12,284 5,495 2,655 1,099 861

Percent Change1
0.6 -6.8 -31.2 21.2 9.8 1.3 7.2 -2.3 -3.8 -13.4 10.9 1.0 -12.4 -17.4 -2.5 41.4 -5.8 -5.5 -4.2 4.7 -8.4 -8.5 -7.9 -11.9 -14.8 36.0 50.7 -9.2 15.7 5.1 135.1 -3.8 -13.0 4.0 -2.9

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CO KS NM OK,N OK,E OK,W UT WY AL,N AL,M AL,S FL,N FL,M FL,S GA,N GA,M GA,S

10TH

11TH

N O T E : PENDING CASES EXCLUDE ASBESTOS CASES TRANSFERRED TO PA,E UNDER ORDER 875 OF THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION. 1 P E R C E N T CHANGE NOT COMPUTED WHEN FEWER THAN 10 CASES REPORTED FOR THE PREVIOUS PERIOD. 2 REVISED.