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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 61 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 Corley v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corley v. United States Anchor | green | “district courts have broad discretion in making determinations of convenience under section 1404(a).” | 21 |
| 2 | Bank of America, N.A. v. Wilmington Trust FSB | green | “the power of district courts to transfer cases under section 1404(a) sua sponte . . . is well established.” | 16 |
| 3 | Corley v. United States | green | “(1) the plaintiff's choice of forum, (2) the convenience of witnesses, (3) the location of relevant documents and relative ease of access to sources of proof, (4) the convenience of parties, (5) the locus of operative facts, (6) the availability of process to compel the attendan…” | 14 |
| 4 | Beatie and Osborn LLP v. Patriot Scientific Corp. | green | “the convenience of the forum for witnesses is probably considered the single most important factor in the analysis of whether a transfer should be granted.” | 4 |
| 5 | Zepherin v. Greyhound Lines, Inc. | green | “the operative facts are centered in another district.” | 3 |
| 6 | Sicom S.P.A. v. TRS Inc. | green | “if the declarant himself does not speak and read english . . . the party relying on his english-language declaration must also submit documents sufficient to establish that he understood what he was signing.” | 3 |
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.