> the Western District of Texas against patent trolls
That means they had really good lawyers.
I had a friend that lived in that area, many moons ago.
He showed me a few of their local newspapers. They were filled with stories about "plucky innovators," fighting against "corporate vested interests."
It seems they have a fairly well-prepped jury pool, thereabouts.
I don't know when it shifted to the Western District. Waco is not nearly as rural as East Texas; it's halfway between Dallas and Austin.
Those papers were a hoot, though…
Plaintiffs file in Waco to get Albright -- if they filed in Austin, they wouldn't get him. Then they make a motion to move it to Austin, which he grants if he can based on schedules, and if it can move there, he still presides over it.