31 Cited authorities

Bounds v. Smith
430 U.S. 817 (1977) Cited 8,243 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that states must provide prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law
Christianson v. Colt Indus. Operating Corp.
486 U.S. 800 (1988) Cited 3,128 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that the appeal belonged before the regional circuit because the claims did not arise under patent law
Van Dusen v. Barrack
376 U.S. 612 (1964) Cited 4,627 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that a "change of venue under § 1404 generally should be, with respect to state law, but a change of courtrooms"
Hernandez v. Commissioner
490 U.S. 680 (1989) Cited 955 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the burden must be substantial and an interference with a tenet or belief that is central to religious doctrine"
Ferens v. John Deere Co.
494 U.S. 516 (1990) Cited 779 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding a transferee forum must "apply the law of the transferor court, regardless of who initiates the transfer"
County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union
492 U.S. 573 (1989) Cited 762 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding the display of a creche in a courthouse unconstitutional but allowing the display of a menorah outside a county building
Larson v. Valente
456 U.S. 228 (1982) Cited 659 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that setting aside an allegedly unlawful statutory provision that compels plaintiffs to register and report redresses the plaintiffs’ alleged injury of registering and reporting because, even though the plaintiffs could be compelled to register and report through another statutory provision, they will no longer be compelled to do so under the statutory provision at issue
Hoffman v. Blaski
363 U.S. 335 (1960) Cited 1,360 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the language of 28 U.S.C. § 1404 —which permits the transfer of "any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought "—unambiguously means at the time the lawsuit was filed
Harris v. Garner
216 F.3d 970 (11th Cir. 2000) Cited 1,023 times
Holding that the term "brought" in 42 U.S.C. § 1997e referred to the filing of the action
In re Korean Air Lines Disaster of Sep. 1983
829 F.2d 1171 (D.C. Cir. 1987) Cited 339 times
Holding that transferee courts are not bound to apply the decisions of transferor courts with respect to federal law claims
Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
28 U.S.C. § 1332 Cited 111,391 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"
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 35,777 times 141 Legal Analyses
Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 28,373 times 184 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 15,024 times 47 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"
Rule 3 - Commencing an Action
Fed. R. Civ. P. 3 Cited 2,954 times 4 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"

Gibson et al v. United States Navy et al

31 Cited authorities

Holding that states must provide prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law

Holding that the appeal belonged before the regional circuit because the claims did not arise under patent law

Holding that a "change of venue under § 1404 generally should be, with respect to state law, but a change of courtrooms"

Holding that "the burden must be substantial and an interference with a tenet or belief that is central to religious doctrine"

Holding a transferee forum must "apply the law of the transferor court, regardless of who initiates the transfer"

Holding the display of a creche in a courthouse unconstitutional but allowing the display of a menorah outside a county building

Holding that the language of 28 U.S.C. § 1404 —which permits the transfer of "any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought "—unambiguously means at the time the lawsuit was filed

Holding that the term "brought" in 42 U.S.C. § 1997e referred to the filing of the action

Holding that transferee courts are not bound to apply the decisions of transferor courts with respect to federal law claims

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

Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

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"

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"