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14 canonical passages across 13 cases, quoted by 7,256 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 City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons Anchor | green | “reflects the understanding that, when deciding whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, 'a federal court should consider and weigh in each case, and at every stage of the litigation, the values of judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity.” | 3,034 |
| 2 | Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill | red | “in the usual case in which all federal-law claims are eliminated before trial, the balance of factors to be considered under the pendent jurisdiction doctrine-judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity-will point toward declining to exercise jurisdiction over the remain…” | 1,089 |
| 3 | Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill | red | “a federal court should consider and weigh in each case, and at every state of the litigation, the values of judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity” | 926 |
| 4 | Link v. Wabash Railroad | green | “the authority of a federal trial court to dismiss a plaintiff's action with prejudice because of his failure to prosecute cannot seriously be doubted.” | 491 |
| 5 | Alphonso Thompson v. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, a Public Corporation | green | “in the exercise of that power they may impose sanctions including, where appropriate, default or dismissal” | 459 |
| 6 | Hiram Ash v. Eugene Cvetkov | green | “it is within the inherent power of the court to sua sponte dismiss a case for lack of prosecution.” | 353 |
| 7 | Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Co. | green | “a defendant's voluntary removal of alleged barriers prior to trial can have the effect of mooting a plaintiff's ada claim.” | 333 |
| 8 | Hells Canyon Preservation Council v. United States Forest Service | green | “courts may dismiss under rule 41(b) sua sponte, at least under certain circumstances.” | 240 |
| 9 | Schutza v. Cuddeback | green | “the court finds it would be improper to allow plaintiff a high frequency litigant to use federal court as an end-around to california's pleading requirements. therefore, as a matter of comity, and in deference to california's substantial interest in discouraging unverified disab…” | 156 |
| 10 | Dietchweiler Ex Rel. Dietchweiler v. Lucas | green | “indeed, when the federal claims are dismissed before trial, there is a presumption that the court will relinquish jurisdiction over any remaining state law claims.” | 53 |
| 11 | Ballard v. Carlson | green | “depends on the particular circumstances of the case,” | 42 |
| 12 | United States Ex Rel. Curnin v. Bald Head Island Limited | green | “a district court has inherent authority to dismiss a case for failure to prosecute, and rule 41(b) 'provides an explicit basis for the sanction.” | 29 |
| 13 | Knoll v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company | green | “(1) whether the party's failure is due to willfulness, bad faith, or fault; (2) whether the adversary was prejudiced by the dismissed party's conduct; (3) whether the dismissed party was warned that failure to cooperate could lead to dismissal; and (4) whether less drastic sanct…” | 27 |
| 14 | Victor Gonzalez v. McHenry County, Illinois | green | “the critical question under monell is whether a policy or custom of a municipal entity caused a constitutional deprivation.” | 24 |
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.