The fifth circuit heard oral arguments May 22 en banc in No. 07-40058. In Re: Volkswagen of America, Inc., Etc., Petitioners.
In this case Professor Lonny Hoffman (University of Houston School of Law) organized a group of civil procedure law professors who filed an amicus brief in support of respondents. The issue concerns the transfer standard under 28 USC 1404.
Petitioners’ and respondents’ briefs can be accessed today through the following links:
Brief of Civil Procedure Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents
Signatories to the Amicus Brief are listed below:
Counsel of Record:
Professor Lonny S. Hoffman
George Butler Research Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
100 Law Center
Houston, Texas 77204-6060
Telephone: (713) 743-5206
Professor Debra Lyn Bassett
Professor of Law and Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., Scholar
University of Alabama School of Law
Box 870382
101 Paul Bryant Drive East, Room 319
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Telephone: (205) 348-9715
Professor Robert C. Casad
John H. and John M. Kane Professor of Law Emeritus
The University of Kansas School of Law
1535 W. 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045
Telephone: (785) 864-9218
Professor Kevin Clermont
James and Mark Flanagan Professor of Law
Cornell Law School
204 Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4901
Telephone: (607) 255-5189
Professor William Dorsaneo
Dedman School of Law -Southern Methodist University
P. O. Box 750116
Dallas, Texas 75275
Telephone: (214) 768-2626
Professor Theodore Eisenberg
Henry Allen Mark Professor of Law
Cornell Law School
104 Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4901
Telephone: (607) 255-6477
Professor Christopher M. Fairman
The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1391
Telephone (614) 292-2422
Professor Paul George
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
1515 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: (817) 212-4120
Professor Jared Gonzalez
Texas Tech University School of Law
1802 Hartford Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79409
Telephone: (806) 742-3990
Professor Laura Hines
The University of Kansas School of Law
1535 W. 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045
Telephone: (785) 864-9265
Professor Rachel M. Janutis
Capital University Law School
303 E. Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Professor Elizabeth Gregory Thornburg
Dedman School of Law - Southern Methodist University
P. O. Box 750116
Dallas, Texas 75275
Telephone: (214) 768-2613
Professor Georgene Vairo
Professor and William M. Rains Fellow
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
19 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211
Telephone: (213) 736-8170
Professor Robert A. Weninger
J. Hadley Edgar Professor of Law, 1974
Texas Tech University School of Law
1802 Hartford Avenue
Lubbock, Texas 79409-0004
Telephone: (806) 742-3990 x272