Landis v. North American Co.
299 U.S. 248 (1936) Cited 8,263 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"
Ready Transportation, Inc. v. AAR Manufacturing, Inc.
627 F.3d 402 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 408 timesHolding that district courts have inherent power to control their own dockets
Nurse v. U.S.
226 F.3d 996 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 360 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that although the FTCA's discretionary function exception would generally protect the creation of policies and rules, government actors do not have discretion to create unconstitutional policies
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,529 times 922 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 19 - Required Joinder of Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 Cited 9,519 times 54 Legal AnalysesHolding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations
Rule 13 - Counterclaim and Crossclaim
Fed. R. Civ. P. 13 Cited 4,916 times 21 Legal AnalysesDetermining whether counterclaims are compulsory