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7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 94 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 Freeman v. Fallin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeman v. Fallin Anchor | green | “because it is the plaintiffs obligation to institute the action in a permissible forum, the plaintiff usually bears the burden of establishing that venue is proper.” | 29 |
| 2 | Williams v. GEICO CORP. | green | “unless there are pertinent factual disputes to resolve, a challenge to venue presents a pure question of law.” | 19 |
| 3 | Williams v. GEICO CORP. | green | “pertinent factual disputes to resolve, a challenge to venue presents a pure question of law.” | 13 |
| 4 | Khalil v. L-3 COMMUNICATIONS TITAN GROUP | green | “when an objection has been raised, the burden is on the plaintiff to establish that the district he or she has chosen is a proper venue.” | 9 |
| 5 | James v. VERIZON SERVICES CORP. | green | “accepts the plaintiffs well-pled factual allegations regarding venue as true, draws all reasonable inferences from those allegations in the plaintiffs favor and resolves any factual conflicts in the plaintiffs favor.” | 9 |
| 6 | Pendleton v. Mukasey | green | “accepts the plaintiffs well-pled factual allegations regarding venue as true, draws all reasonable inferences from those allegations in the plaintiffs favor, and resolves any factual conflicts in the plaintiffs favor.” | 8 |
| 7 | Khalil v. L-3 COMMUNICATIONS TITAN GROUP | green | “to prevail on a motion to dismiss for improper venue, the defendant must present facts that will defeat the plaintiffs assertion of venue.” | 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.