4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 694 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Patricia Freeman v. Wyeth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Freeman v. Wyeth Anchor | green | “the mdl judge must be given 'greater discretion' to create and enforce deadlines in order to administrate the litigation effectively. this necessarily includes the power to dismiss cases where litigants do not follow the court's orders.” | 269 |
| 2 | Link v. Wabash Railroad | green | “civil plaintiff may be deprived of his claim if he failed to see to it that his lawyer acted with dispatch in the prosecution of his lawsuit.” | 247 |
| 3 | In Re Guidant Corp. Implantable Defibrillators | green | “while not contumacious, perhaps, this is a blatant disregard for the deadlines and procedure imposed by the court, herefore, we conclude that the did not act in good faith.” | 171 |
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