Kohn v. American Metal Climax, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
489 F.2d 262 · 1973
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 783
Relies on Cole v. United States · Yi Au Lau v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service · West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co. · Kohn v. American Metal Climax, Inc. · 322 F. Supp. 1331 - Kohn v. American Metal Climax, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“. . . appellants did not seek discovery prior to the hearing, or seasonably request additional time to prepare for examination of witnesses. Instead, appellants made a general request for discovery at the hearing, and declined to examine the parties that were present at the hearing. Moreover, the appellants did not utilize the opportunity prior to the hearing to marshall any evidence indicating that the settlement should not receive court approval or to analyze in any way the vast amount of evidence already in the record . . ..”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Girsh v. Jepson“. . . the procedural incidents of the hearing, especially those relating to discovery and cross-examination, were inadequate. . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Girsh v. Jepson
How this case has been treated — in progress
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