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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 55 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 Britell v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britell v. United States Anchor | green | “congress's use of the phrase 'shall . . . transfer' in section 1631 persuasively indicates that transfer, rather than dismissal, is the option of choice.” | 10 |
| 2 | Federal Home Loan Bank of Bost v. Moody's Corporation | green | “congress's use of the phrase 'shall . . . transfer' in section 1631 persuasively indicates that transfer, rather than dismissal, is the option of choice.” | 9 |
| 3 | Targetsmart Holdings, LLC v. Ghp Advisors, LLC | green | “the first circuit has interpreted this provision to establish a presumption in favor of transfer-rather than dismissal-when the forum court lacks personal jurisdiction over one of the defendants.” | 9 |
| 4 | Britell v. United States | green | “the salutary policy favoring the resolution of cases on the merits” | 8 |
| 5 | Targetsmart Holdings, LLC v. Ghp Advisors, LLC | green | “transfer a case to any district or division in which it could have been brought' if it 'lays venue in the wrong division or district' and transfer is 'in the interest of justice.” | 8 |
| 6 | Britell v. United States | green | “preventing duplicitous litigation that would prove 'wasteful and costly” | 6 |
| 7 | Access Now, Inc. v. Otter Products, LLC | green | “the defendant's contacts with the commonwealth constituted the first step in a train of events that resulted in the . . . injury.” | 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.