Landis v. North American Co.
299 U.S. 248 (1936) Cited 8,388 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"
Vivid Technologies v. American Science
200 F.3d 795 (Fed. Cir. 1999) Cited 732 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that party opposing summary judgment must show either that movant has not established its entitlement to judgment on the undisputed facts or that material issues of fact require resolution by trial
MacKnight v. Leonard Morse Hosp
828 F.2d 48 (1st Cir. 1987) Cited 31 timesFinding that the union representative's personal opinion concerning the plaintiff's incompetence, stated after an investigation and an unsuccessful arbitration, was an insufficient basis upon which to oppose defendants' motion for summary judgment
U.S. v. a Certain Parcel of Land, Moultonboro
781 F. Supp. 830 (D.N.H. 1992) Cited 6 timesGranting a stay of discovery in a civil forfeiture action to protect a criminal defendant's Fifth Amendment rights
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,276 times 49 Legal AnalysesRecognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"