587 F. Supp. 539 - Geyen v. Marsh’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2401
Relies on Crown Coat Front Co. v. United States · Gruca v. United States Steel Corp. · Ecology Center of Louisiana, Inc. v. Coleman · Mann v. United States · Walters v. Secretary of Defense
Most-quoted passages
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“[r]ecords surrounding plaintiff's case are missing and it may be impossible now to find witnesses necessary to defend this lawsuit. Any witnesses who might be found could hardly be expected to recall administrative acts some 15 years ago.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Geyen v. Marsh
How this case has been treated — in progress
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