Eckert v. Fitzgerald’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
January 1997
most recently cited
3 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Hickman v. Taylor · Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · In re Sealed Case · Marshall v. United States Postal Service · Barrer v. Women's National Bank
Most-quoted passages
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“if a witness uses a writing to refresh his memory for the purpose of testifying ... before testifying, if the court in its discretion determines it is necessary in the interest of justice, an adverse party is entitled to have the writing produced at the hearing to inspect it, to cross-examine the witness thereon[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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