9 Cited authorities

  1. Landis v. North American Co.

    299 U.S. 248 (1936)   Cited 8,271 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"
  2. Varnum v. Brien

    763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009)   Cited 102 times
    Holding that banning same-sex marriage violated equal protection as guaranteed by the Iowa Constitution
  3. Austin v. Unarco Industries, Inc.

    705 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1983)   Cited 167 times
    Holding that the automatic stay provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 362 "apply only to the bankrupt debtor" and not to "solvent co-defendants"
  4. Gebremichael v. I.N.S.

    10 F.3d 28 (1st Cir. 1993)   Cited 75 times
    Holding petitioner's due process rights were violated when he was not given opportunity to respond to a fact newly noticed by the BIA prior to an adverse decision against him
  5. Good v. Altria Group, Inc.

    624 F. Supp. 2d 132 (D. Me. 2009)   Cited 25 times
    Involving a request for a stay pending resolution of a motion to transfer filed before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
  6. Spivey v. State of Ohio

    999 F. Supp. 987 (N.D. Ohio 1998)   Cited 22 times
    In Spivey, the legislation under review gave the mayor of Cleveland authority to appoint members of the Cleveland City School District Board of Education, and local voters were not given the opportunity to preapprove any changes in the school board.
  7. Massachusetts Medical Soc. v. Dukakis

    637 F. Supp. 684 (D. Mass. 1986)   Cited 11 times
    In Massachusetts Medical Soc'y v. Dukakis, 637 F. Supp. 684, 699 (D.Mass. 1986), aff'd, 815 F.2d 790 (1st Cir. 1987), the court found nothing in the Federal Medicare Act precluding States from prohibiting balance billing even though the Federal act does not. The court reasoned that the mere fact that the Federal act contained no prohibition of balance billing did not mean that the States could not prohibit such a practice.
  8. 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 345,715 times   922 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  9. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 328,637 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit