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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 100 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 Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 Anchor | green | “to permit a situation in which two cases involving precisely the same issues are simultaneously pending in different district courts leads to the wastefulness of time, energy and money that 1404(a) was designed to prevent.” | 61 |
| 2 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of Pennsylvania. Appeal of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | green | “in all cases of federal concurrent jurisdiction, the court which first has possession of the subject must decide it.” | 15 |
| 3 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of Pennsylvania. Appeal of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | green | “the court which first has possession of the subject must decide it.” | 13 |
| 4 | Shire U.S., Inc. v. Johnson Matthey, Inc. | green | “substantive touchstone of the first-to-file inquiry is subject matter.” | 6 |
| 5 | Langley v. Prudential Mortg. Capital Co., LLC | green | “those public-interest factors of systemic integrity and fairness that, in addition to private concerns, come under the heading of 'the interest of justice.” | 5 |
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.