Shoemake v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

In Shoemake v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 233 F. Supp. 2d 828 (E.D. Tex. 2002), the federal court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a motion to transfer venue based on a special railroad (FELA) statute.

The court emphasized that:

To prevail on its motion to transfer venue, the movant [**5] must demonstrate that the balance of convenience and justice substantially weighs in favor of transfer. Mohamed v. Mazda, 90 F. Supp. 2d 757, 768 (E.D. Tex. 2000)(citing Gundel Lining Constr. Corp. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 844 F. Supp. 1163, 1165 (S.D. Tex. 1994)).

The court then considered two categories of interests: (2) convenience of the parties and (2) public interests in the fair and efficient administration of justice.