There was a case in 1996 going on in Galveston, TX and the defendent was trying to get it transferred to a Houston court b/c there was not commercial airport in Galveston. The judge said no and this is some of the language he used:
"Defendant should be assured that it is not embarking on a three-week-long trip via covered wagons when it travels to Galveston. Rather, Defendant will be pleased to discover that the highway is paved and lighted all the was to Galveston, and thanks to the efforts of this Court's predecessor, Judge Roy Bean, the trip should be free of rustlers, hooligans, or vicious varmints of unsavory kind." He later referred to limo services running from the airport in Houston, "even to the steps of this humble courthouse, which has got lights, indoor plummin', 'lectric doors, and all sorts of new stuff, almost liek them big courthouses back East.""
In another case where a transfer was allowed one of the parties was the country of Bolivia and the case was transferred to federal court because the judge doubted "whether Brazoria County has ever seen a live Bolivian, even on the discovery channel." He also mentioned the lack of a Bolivian Restaurant in Brazoria County, and implied that the judges there move their lips when they read. "Bolivia ain't in south-central Texas" and a D.C. court is more appropriate, "though Bolivia isn't located there either."
Ahhh...Texas
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