360 F. Supp. 2d 1197 - Huff v. Shumate’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005) · 28 U.S.C. § 1652 (Rules of Decision Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2072
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · McGowan v. State of Maryland Gallagher · Hanna v. Plumer · Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · Nordlinger v. Hahn
Most-quoted passages
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“except where the Constitution or treaties of the United States or Acts of Congress otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in civil actions”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“the power to prescribe general rules of practice and procedure and rules of evidence for cases in”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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