8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 144 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 Norman Yourish v. California Amplifier.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Yourish v. California Amplifier Anchor | green | “he public's interest in expeditious resolution of litigation always favors dismissal.” | 31 |
| 2 | Norman Yourish v. California Amplifier | green | “the public's interest in expeditious resolution of litigation always favors dismissal.” | 26 |
| 3 | Henderson v. Duncan | green | “the district court need not exhaust every sanction short of dismissal before finally dismissing a case, but must explore possible and meaningful alternatives.” | 24 |
| 4 | In Re William EISEN, Debtor. Richard MONEYMAKER, Appellant, v. Melvyn J. CoBEN, Appellee | green | “the law presumes injury from unreasonable delay.” | 20 |
| 5 | Norman Yourish v. California Amplifier | green | “the trial judge is in the best position to determine whether the delay in a particular case interferes with docket management and the public interest.” | 17 |
| 6 | United States v. Robert Fine, Aka: Anosh Toufigh, Aka: Jacob Maarse, Aka: Jack Patterson | green | “district court's warning to a party that his or her failure to obey the court's order will result in dismissal can satisfy the 'consideration of alternatives' requirement.” | 11 |
| 7 | Patricia Scott Anderson v. Air West, Incorporated | green | “delay in serving a complaint is a particularly serious failure to prosecute because it affects all the defendant's preparations.” | 8 |
| 8 | William Morris Jeanne Morris v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Randal Longfield | green | “although there is indeed a policy favoring disposition on the merits, it is the responsibility of the moving party to move towards that disposition at a reasonable pace, and to refrain from dilatory and evasive tactics.” | 7 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.