8 Cited authorities

Genentech, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
998 F.2d 931 (Fed. Cir. 1993) Cited 340 times
Holding that "the forum of the first-filed case is favored" and that such deference to the first-filed case may not be set aside absent a "sound reason that would make it unjust or inefficient to continue the first-filed action"
W. Gulf Mar. Ass'n v. Ila Deep Sea Local 24
751 F.2d 721 (5th Cir. 1985) Cited 341 times
Holding that the court with prior jurisdiction over the common subject matter should resolve all issues presented in related actions
Kahn v. General Motors Corp.
889 F.2d 1078 (Fed. Cir. 1989) Cited 159 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a "transfer is inappropriate when it merely serves to shift inconveniences from one party to the other."
Katz v. Lear Siegler, Inc.
909 F.2d 1459 (Fed. Cir. 1990) Cited 147 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that appeal of the joinder of two defendants was inextricably intertwined with appeal of an injunction prohibiting suit against the defendants in another jurisdiction because the latter appeal involved factors pertinent to the former
Anderson v. Red River Waterway Com'n
231 F.3d 211 (5th Cir. 2000) Cited 77 times
Finding no sovereign immunity because waterway commission could raise funds through its statutory taxing and bonding authority
In re Telebrands Corp.
824 F.3d 982 (Fed. Cir. 2016) Cited 19 times
Denying petition for writ of mandamus after finding that magistrate judge's decision to deny motion to transfer was based on a number of factors, including the fact that the inventor was located in plaintiff's selected forum
Section 636 - Jurisdiction, powers, and temporary assignment
28 U.S.C. § 636 Cited 513,122 times 40 Legal Analyses
Holding that when a party fails to object to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, our review of the district court's resulting decision is for plain error so long as the party "has been served with notice that [this consequence] will result from a failure to object"
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal Analyses
Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system

Invensas Corporation v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al

8 Cited authorities

Holding that "the forum of the first-filed case is favored" and that such deference to the first-filed case may not be set aside absent a "sound reason that would make it unjust or inefficient to continue the first-filed action"

Holding that the court with prior jurisdiction over the common subject matter should resolve all issues presented in related actions

Holding that a "transfer is inappropriate when it merely serves to shift inconveniences from one party to the other."

Holding that appeal of the joinder of two defendants was inextricably intertwined with appeal of an injunction prohibiting suit against the defendants in another jurisdiction because the latter appeal involved factors pertinent to the former

Finding no sovereign immunity because waterway commission could raise funds through its statutory taxing and bonding authority

Denying petition for writ of mandamus after finding that magistrate judge's decision to deny motion to transfer was based on a number of factors, including the fact that the inventor was located in plaintiff's selected forum

Holding that when a party fails to object to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, our review of the district court's resulting decision is for plain error so long as the party "has been served with notice that [this consequence] will result from a failure to object"

Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system