EFTA Document EFTA01386061

Transfer to a new forum under the federal venue statute requires that the transfer be Igor the convenience of the parties and witnesses [and) in the interest of justice." 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Citibank and Citigroup bear the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that transfer is necessary. In re Charles Schwab & Co. Sec. Litig., 69 F.Supp.2d 734, 735 (D.Vi.1999) (citing Shutte v. Armco Steel Corp. 431 F.2d 22, 25 (3d Cir. 1970)). Although a trial judge is afforded great di