Kennf1 said:Since it's in federal court, it's much less of a concern, and this particular judge has already shown he is not overly impressed with Armstrong's star power.
Also under AAA rules the respondent, ie Armstrong, has the preference for choice of venue for the upcoming AAA proceedings he is desperately attempting to avoid/weasel out.
R-9. Fixing of Locale
The locale of the arbitration shall be in the United States at a location determined by the Administrator using criteria established by the AAA but making every effort to give preference to the choice of the athlete or other person charged with an anti-doping rule violation.
Floyd chose the Pepperdine University School of Law, California, and set it up as a media circus in the hope of garnering public sympathy.