283 F. Supp. 58 - Farrell v. Ignatius’s Empirical Analysis
1968
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1 state decisions
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Relies on New Hampshire Fire Insurance v. Scanlon · Warren v. Arzt · In re the Arbitration between Children's Dress, Infant's Wear, Housedress & Bathrobe Makers' Union, Local 91 & Frankow Manufacturing Co. · 122 F. Supp. 321 - In Re Market Basket, Inc.
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“An action may not be started by securing an order to show cause and serving it____ To commence an action, it is necessary that the Rules of Civil Procedure be complied with, that a complaint be filed, a summons issued, and service made as prescribed in the Rules. Any order to show cause would have to be ancillary to an action then pending.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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