Stanifer v. Brannan

How courts have described this case

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• noting that Sections 1406 and 1631 “confer broad discretion in ruling on a motion to transfer” venue
• noting that Sections 1406 and 1631 “confer broad discretion in ruling on a motion to transfer” venue
• holding district court did not abuse its discretion ordering dismissal of plaintiff who showed a “complete lack of diligence in determining the proper forum in the first place”
• reviewing for abuse of discretion a District Court’s decision not to transfer a case pursuant to § 1406(a)
• noting the district court’s broad discretion under section 1406(a) to dismiss or transfer a case if in the interest of justice
• explaining court’s discretion to deny transfer where there was no “assertion of . . . personal jurisdiction that provided some arguable basis for thinking that the action was properly brought in the district in which it was originally filed,” even if re-filing is time-barred

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).