Startrak Information Technologies, LLC v. Mark-It Services, Inc. et al

Filing 38

MEMORANDUM OPINION. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 09/07/2014. (walk, ) [Transferred from Virginia Eastern on 9/10/2014.]

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IN THE UNITED
FOR THE

STATES DISTRICT

L

E

rt

COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

SEP - 9 2014

Richmond Division

B

CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
RICHMOND, VA

STARTRAK

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGIES,

LLC,

Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action No.

MARK-IT SERVICES,
et al.,

3:14cv384

INC.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This

matter

is

before

the

Court

on

TRANSFER VENUE TO THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE,

§ 1404(a)

(Docket No. 17).

DEFENDANTS'

MOTION

TO

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.

For the reasons set forth below, the

motion will be granted.

BACKGROUND

On

May

30,

2014,

StarTrak

Information

Technologies,

LLC

("StarTrak") filed this patent infringement action against Mark-It
Services,

Inc. ("Mark-It") and WAM Technologies, LLC ("WAM").

On

July 21, 2014, Mark-It and WAM filed the DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

(Docket No. 15) and the pending Motion to Transfer Venue.

Rather than respond to the Motion to Dismiss the Complaint,
StarTrak filed an Amended Complaint on July 31, 2014 to which Mark-It
and WAM filed Answers on August 18 (Docket No. 33).

At the Initial