Landis v. North American Co.
299 U.S. 248 (1936) Cited 8,463 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"
Wedgeworth v. Fibreboard Corp.
706 F.2d 541 (5th Cir. 1983) Cited 418 timesHolding that a federal district court has the discretionary authority "to stay proceedings in the interest of justice and in control of their dockets."
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system