19 Cited authorities

Landis v. North American Co.
299 U.S. 248 (1936) Cited 8,579 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"
Lockyer v. Mirant Corp.
398 F.3d 1098 (9th Cir. 2005) Cited 1,554 times
Holding that the district court's stay was improper where, among other considerations, "the proceeding in the bankruptcy court [was] unlikely to decide, or contribute to the decision of, the factual and legal issues before the district court"
In re Horseshoe Entertainment
337 F.3d 429 (5th Cir. 2003) Cited 570 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that district court abused discretion by not transferring Title VII case under § 1404
Virtualagility Inc. v. Salesforce.Com, Inc.
759 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2014) Cited 211 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that second-guessing the PTAB's "more likely than not" determination that a CMB claim would be held invalid "amounts to an improper collateral attack" and that "allowing it would create serious practical problems"
Soverain Software LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc.
356 F. Supp. 2d 660 (E.D. Tex. 2005) Cited 130 times
Denying stay
In re EMC Corp.
501 F. App'x 973 (Fed. Cir. 2013) Cited 88 times 1 Legal Analyses
Concluding that a district court may "consider the benefits to judicial economy arising from having the same judge handle both [Plaintiff's] suits against the [Defendant] and [Plaintiff's] suits against other parties involving the same patents and technology as to which there was no issue of transfer."
GATX Aircraft Corp. v. M/V Courtney Leigh
768 F.2d 711 (5th Cir. 1985) Cited 123 times
Explaining the "limited scope of the automatic stay in bankruptcy proceedings," which "acts to stay any judicial proceeding against the debtor"
In re Nintendo Co.
544 F. App'x 934 (Fed. Cir. 2013) Cited 29 times 1 Legal Analyses
Explaining that "a trial court must first address whether it is a proper and convenient venue before addressing any substantive portion of the case"
Coastal
761 F.2d 198 (5th Cir. 1985) Cited 75 times
Discussing the origins of the Schoenamsgruber doctrine
Kron Medical Corp. v. Groth
119 F.R.D. 636 (M.D.N.C. 1988) Cited 51 times
Complaint was filed alleging that defendant appropriated business secrets and unlawfully opened business in Ohio which competed with plaintiffs. Defendant filed motion to state discovery pending resolution of his motion to transfer case to the Northern District of Ohio for the convenience of parties and witnesses. The District Court, Russell A. Eliason, United States Magistrate, held that defendant failed to make sufficient showing of good cause to warrant stay of discovery. Motion denied. Thaddeus
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 29,082 times 191 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,663 times 51 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Fundamental Innovation Systems International LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc. et al

19 Cited authorities

Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"

Holding that the district court's stay was improper where, among other considerations, "the proceeding in the bankruptcy court [was] unlikely to decide, or contribute to the decision of, the factual and legal issues before the district court"

Holding that district court abused discretion by not transferring Title VII case under § 1404

Holding that second-guessing the PTAB's "more likely than not" determination that a CMB claim would be held invalid "amounts to an improper collateral attack" and that "allowing it would create serious practical problems"

Denying stay

Explaining the "limited scope of the automatic stay in bankruptcy proceedings," which "acts to stay any judicial proceeding against the debtor"

Explaining that "a trial court must first address whether it is a proper and convenient venue before addressing any substantive portion of the case"

Discussing the origins of the Schoenamsgruber doctrine

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"