Hoffman v. Caterpillar, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
368 F.3d 709 · 2004
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 144 · 28 U.S.C. § 455 · 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Liteky et al United States · United States v. Balistrieri · United States v. Keplinger · United States v. Sykes
Most-quoted passages
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“be accompanied by a written report prepared and signed by the witness. The report shall contain a complete statement of all opinions to be expressed and the basis and reasons therefor; the data or other information considered by the witness in forming the opinions; any exhibits to be used as a summary of or support for the opinions; the qualifications of the witness, including a list of all publications authored by the witness within the preceding ten years; the compensation to be paid for the study and testimony; and a listing of any other cases in which the witness has testified as an expert at trial or by deposition within the preceding four years.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Whenever a party to any proceeding in a district court makes and files a timely and sufficient affidavit that the judge before whom the matter is pending has a personal bias or prejudice either against him or in favor of any adverse party, such judge shall proceed no further therein, but another judge shall be assigned to hear such proceeding. The affidavit shall state the facts and the reasons for the belief that bias or prejudice exists, and shall be filed not less than ten days before the beginning of the term at which the proceeding is to be heard, or good cause shall be shown for failure to file it within such time. A party may file only one such affidavit in any case. It shall be accompanied by a certificate of counsel of record stating that it is made in good faith.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[O]nly personal animus or malice on the part of the judge can establish bias.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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