United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and Rules Announced at ..., Volume 446United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1982 |
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... plaintiff , weighs heavily against the grant of 54 ( b ) certification . " Id . , at 366 ( footnote omitted ) . In Allis - Chalmers , the court defined unusual or harsh cir- 1 Opinion of the Court cumstances as those factors " 6 OCTOBER ...
... plaintiff , weighs heavily against the grant of 54 ( b ) certification . " Id . , at 366 ( footnote omitted ) . In Allis - Chalmers , the court defined unusual or harsh cir- 1 Opinion of the Court cumstances as those factors " 6 OCTOBER ...
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... plaintiff cannot opt for a jury trial in an FTCA action as he may in a Bivens suit ; and ( iv ) an action under the FTCA exists only if the State in which the alleged misconduct occurred would permit a cause of action for that ...
... plaintiff cannot opt for a jury trial in an FTCA action as he may in a Bivens suit ; and ( iv ) an action under the FTCA exists only if the State in which the alleged misconduct occurred would permit a cause of action for that ...
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... plaintiff cannot opt for a jury in an FTCA action , 28 U. S. C. § 2402 , as he may in a Bivens suit.10 Petitioners argue that this is an irrelevant difference because juries have been biased against Bivens claimants . Reply Brief for ...
... plaintiff cannot opt for a jury in an FTCA action , 28 U. S. C. § 2402 , as he may in a Bivens suit.10 Petitioners argue that this is an irrelevant difference because juries have been biased against Bivens claimants . Reply Brief for ...
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... plaintiff should not retain the choice . Fourth , an action under FTCA exists only if the State in which the alleged misconduct occurred would permit a cause of action for that misconduct to go forward . 28 U. S. C. § 1346 ( b ) ...
... plaintiff should not retain the choice . Fourth , an action under FTCA exists only if the State in which the alleged misconduct occurred would permit a cause of action for that misconduct to go forward . 28 U. S. C. § 1346 ( b ) ...
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... plaintiff's death was not caused by the acts of the defendants upon which the suit was based . " Moreover , Robertson expressly 11 Robertson fashioned its holding by reference to 42 U. S. C. § 1988 , which requires that § 1983 actions ...
... plaintiff's death was not caused by the acts of the defendants upon which the suit was based . " Moreover , Robertson expressly 11 Robertson fashioned its holding by reference to 42 U. S. C. § 1988 , which requires that § 1983 actions ...
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Page 40 - Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress.
Page 320 - ... (3) the court finds that the questions of law or fact common to the members of the class predominate over any questions affecting only individual members, and that a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy. The matters pertinent to the findings include: (A) the interest of members of the class in individually controlling the prosecution or defense of separate actions; (B) the extent and nature of any litigation concerning...
Page 634 - The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action authorized by law to be commenced by any person: (3) To redress the deprivation, under color of any State law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage, of any right, privilege or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States...
Page 642 - When a district judge, in making in a civil action an order not otherwise appealable under this section, shall be of the opinion that such order involves a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation, he shall so state in writing in such order.
Page 174 - is not prohibited by but is consistent with 'the letter and spirit of the constitution,' " regardless of whether the practices outlawed by Congress in themselves violated the Equal Protection Clause. 384 US, at 651 (quoting McCulloch v. Maryland, supra, at 421). The Court stated that, "[c]orrectly viewed, § 5 is a positive grant of legislative power authorizing Congress to exercise its discretion in determining whether and what legislation is needed to secure the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Page 686 - To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.
Page 58 - MARSHALL announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE BLACK, and MR.
Page 695 - ... (2) to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (3) to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser.
Page 5 - When more than one claim for relief is presented in an action, whether as a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, or when multiple parties are involved, the court may direct the entry of a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the claims or parries only upon an express determination that there is no just reason for delay and upon an express direction for the entry of judgment.
Page 296 - By custodial interrogation, we mean questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in any significant way.