27 Cited authorities

Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Glob. Grp., L.P.
541 U.S. 567 (2004) Cited 2,162 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a party's post-filing change in citizenship cannot cure a lack of diversity jurisdiction from the lawsuit's outset
Klay v. United Healthgroup, Inc.
376 F.3d 1092 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 605 times
Holding that to demonstrate their entitlement to injunctive relief the plaintiffs must sufficiently allege, among other things, "a substantial likelihood of success on the merits" and that "irreparable injury will be suffered unless the injunction issues"
Commodity Fut. Trading v. Chilcott Portfolio
713 F.2d 1477 (10th Cir. 1983) Cited 332 times
Holding that "[t]he ruling on the stay involved an exercise of discretion, and [that the Tenth Circuit] focuse on the question whether the appellants have carried the weighty burden of showing an abuse of discretion"
In re Baldwin-United Corp.
770 F.2d 328 (2d Cir. 1985) Cited 256 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding All Writs Act "permits a district court to enjoin actions in state court where necessary to prevent relitigation of an existing federal judgment"
Price v. Wolford
608 F.3d 698 (10th Cir. 2010) Cited 117 times
Holding that, "[o]nce a district court has jurisdiction, additional claims and parties can be added under the supplemental jurisdiction statute"
Orthmann v. Apple River Campground
765 F.2d 119 (8th Cir. 1985) Cited 200 times
Holding that the first-to-file rule is "not intended to be rigid, mechanical, or inflexible, but should be applied in a manner serving sound judicial administration"
Hospah Coal Co. v. Chaco Energy Co.
673 F.2d 1161 (10th Cir. 1982) Cited 137 times
Holding that "the court which first obtains jurisdiction should be allowed to first decide issues of venue," but that this "does not necessarily mean that it should decide the merits of the case"
Nelson v. Nelson
288 Kan. 570 (Kan. 2009) Cited 61 times
Affirming summary judgment on unjust enrichment claim based on existence of adequate statutory remedy
Bank of America, N.A. v. UMB Financial Services, Inc.
618 F.3d 906 (8th Cir. 2010) Cited 42 times
Applying Missouri contract law in rejecting an "intertwined" theory of estoppel as a basis for allowing a signatory to an arbitration agreement to compel arbitration against a nonsignatory
United States v. Christian
660 F.2d 892 (3d Cir. 1981) Cited 93 times
Holding that the principle articulated in Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, for the application of writs of mandamus is currently preserved by congressional authorization in 28 U.S.C. § 1361
Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
28 U.S.C. § 1332 Cited 113,606 times 572 Legal Analyses
Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
Section 1651 - Writs
28 U.S.C. § 1651 Cited 11,197 times 60 Legal Analyses
Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"
Rule 42 - Consolidation; Separate Trials
Fed. R. Civ. P. 42 Cited 9,422 times 24 Legal Analyses
Granting court's authority to consolidate related cases or "issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay."
Rule 24 - Intervention
Fed. R. Civ. P. 24 Cited 9,308 times 36 Legal Analyses
Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them
Rule 3 - Commencing an Action
Fed. R. Civ. P. 3 Cited 3,035 times 5 Legal Analyses
Stating that once the inmate has filed his motion with the clerk, "[t]he clerk must file the motion and enter it on the criminal docket of the case in which the challenged judgment was entered"

Alexander et al v. BF Labs Inc.

27 Cited authorities

Holding that a party's post-filing change in citizenship cannot cure a lack of diversity jurisdiction from the lawsuit's outset

Holding that to demonstrate their entitlement to injunctive relief the plaintiffs must sufficiently allege, among other things, "a substantial likelihood of success on the merits" and that "irreparable injury will be suffered unless the injunction issues"

Holding that "[t]he ruling on the stay involved an exercise of discretion, and [that the Tenth Circuit] focuse on the question whether the appellants have carried the weighty burden of showing an abuse of discretion"

Holding All Writs Act "permits a district court to enjoin actions in state court where necessary to prevent relitigation of an existing federal judgment"

Holding that, "[o]nce a district court has jurisdiction, additional claims and parties can be added under the supplemental jurisdiction statute"

Holding that the first-to-file rule is "not intended to be rigid, mechanical, or inflexible, but should be applied in a manner serving sound judicial administration"

Holding that "the court which first obtains jurisdiction should be allowed to first decide issues of venue," but that this "does not necessarily mean that it should decide the merits of the case"

Affirming summary judgment on unjust enrichment claim based on existence of adequate statutory remedy

Applying Missouri contract law in rejecting an "intertwined" theory of estoppel as a basis for allowing a signatory to an arbitration agreement to compel arbitration against a nonsignatory

Holding that the principle articulated in Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, for the application of writs of mandamus is currently preserved by congressional authorization in 28 U.S.C. § 1361

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"

Granting court's authority to consolidate related cases or "issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay."

Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them

Stating that once the inmate has filed his motion with the clerk, "[t]he clerk must file the motion and enter it on the criminal docket of the case in which the challenged judgment was entered"