ORDER
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendant’s Motion to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §. 1404(a) and Supporting Memorandum of Law [D.E. 10] ■and Defendant’s Motion to Stay Further Proceedings Pending Resolution of Galder-ma’s Motion to Transfer Venuе [D.E. 14].
*1338 THE COURT has considered the Motions, the pertinent portions of the record, and is otherwise duly advised in the premises.
I. BACKGROUND
The parties herein are competitors for the development and marketing of dermatological products throughout the United States. Plaintiffs instituted this action seeking to restrain Defendant from allegedly inducing Plaintiffs’ former sales representatives to violate the terms of certain Confidential Disclosure Agreements (thе “CDAs”). Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that the CDAs executed by the employees contain non-solicitation provisions that, for a period of six months, restrain sales representatives from contacting the same рhysicians that were contacted while the persons were employed with Plaintiffs. Relevant at this juncture is that Plaintiffs are Delaware corporations with a principal place of business in Coral Gables, Floridа. Defendant is a limited partnership with its corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. The former employees at issue allegedly serviced diverse areas, including parts of Virginia, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Dеfendant seeks to transfer the case to the Northern District of Texas, its home forum, alleging that a transfer is warranted based upon the balance of factors contained within 28 U.S.C. § 1404.
II. LAW AND DISCUSSION
A motion to transfer venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1404, whiсh provides,
For the convenience of the parties and witnesses in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought.
28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The standard for transfer lеaves broad discretion to the court, which will be overturned only for abuse of discretion.
See Brown v. Connecticut Gen. Life Ins. Co.,
Courts embark on a two-prong inquiry when considering the several factors used to determine whether to transfer venue. First, the alternative venue must bе one in which the action could originally have .been brought by the plaintiff. 28 U.S.C.. § 1404;
see also Mason v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories,
Here, the parties do not dispute that the action сould have been brought in the Northern District of Texas. Therefore, the discussion must focus on whether, on balance, the convenience of the parties and witnesses and the interest of justice weigh in favor of transfer. For the reasons discussed below, the Court concludes that transfer is not warranted and, therefore, the case shall proceed in the Southern District of Florida.
A. Plaintiffs’ Initial Choice of Forum
Based on the facts before the Court, it appeаrs that Plaintiffs could have instituted this action in one of several places. Nevertheless, they chose to commence this action in their home forum wherein it is undisputed that Plaintiffs have a principal place оf business. Defendant asserts that this District “has no connection with the substance of this suit other than being the plaintiffs’ home forum.” [D.E. 22 at 6.] In support of its argument, Defendant emphasizes that Plaintiffs choice of forum is entitled to only limited deference because the operative facts underlying the action did not occur here [D.E. 10.] However, under the facts of this case, the Court need not determine whether Plaintiffs’ choice of forum is of paramount concern or deserving of less deference. First, there is no evidence here that Plaintiffs acted improperly in commencing suit in this District.
See, e.g., Excelsior Designs, Inc. v. Sheres,
B. Convenience of the Parties and Witnesses
Much of the dispute regarding transfer of venue lies in considering the convenience of the parties and potential witnesses. ■ Some courts consider the convenience of the parties the single most important factоr in the analysis of whether a transfer should be granted.
See, e.g., Gonzalez v. Pirelli Tire, LLC,
. The Court must reject Defendant’s emphasis that the relevant aсtions occurred in the Northern District of Texas. It is undisputed that the sales representatives serviced diverse areas, including parts of Virginia, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Most of the interaction between Defendant and the employees appears to have been telephonieally or by
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remote means. Therefore, there is no factual nexus exclusively surrounding Fort Worth. It is also undisputed that this suit is not against the individual former employees, but rather only against the Defendant corporation for tortious interference with the CDAs. Although Defendant ar-. gues that this case involves “an alleged Texas scheme to solicit sales representatives in violation of the CDAs,” [D.E. 22 at 5], the diverse locations of the employees and the allegations within the Complaint demonstrate that there is only a limited connection to Texas. Furthermore, to the extent that the employees will be required to travel, it is no less convenient to travel from their respective mid-Atlantic locations to Miami, Florida than to Fort Worth, Texas.
See, e.g., Mason,
C. Relative Ease of Access to Sources of Proof
According to Defendant, the material sources of proof are housed in Fort Worth such that this casе should be transferred to the Northern District of Texas. As noted above, to the extent that the employees at issue were trained and/or employment documents were housed in Texas, the materials would have to bе produced in the course of discovery regardless of venue. Defendant has not demonstrated that there is any particular difficulty in producing the materials or relevant documents, whether in Florida or Texas. Moreover, this Court believes that, in the current world of expedited transfer of information, assembly and production of any necessary information can be produced just as easily in this District as in Texas.
See, e.g., Ivax Corp. v. B. Braun of America, Inc.,
D. Availability of Compulsory Process for Witnesses
As noted above, the convenience of non-party witnesses is a factor in determining whether a transfer should be granted.
Mason,
E. Financial Ability to Bear the Costs of Change and the Public Interest
The Court finds that, under the facts of this case, the financial ability to bear the costs of litigation and the public interest factors both weigh equally when analyzing the Southern District of Florida as compared to the Northern District of Texas. There is no evidence beforе the Court as to either parties’ inability to incur the cost of this litigation regardless of venue. Moreover, while the parties compare the relative court congestion in the two districts, this factor is not dispositive аs both districts have comparably busy dockets and no one district is strongly favored.
In sum, after analyzing the relevant factors and based on the facts of the case, the Court finds that Plaintiffs’ choice of forum is not be disturbed as it is nоt strongly outweighed by the other considerations contained within 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
III. CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiffs Motion to Remand to State Court and Memorandum of Law [D.E. 3] is DENIED. It is further
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant’s Motion to Stay Further Proceedings Pending Resolution of Galderma’s Motion to Transfer Venue [D.E. 14] is DENIED as moot.
Notes
. While the specific factors vary slightly, for' purposes of this case, the potential variation is not dispositive.