Shell v. Wall’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · S.S. Zoe Colocotroni v. Puerto Rico · Douglas Oil Company of California v. Petrol Stops Northwest · Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company v. United States · Wrenn v. Gould
Most-quoted passages
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“[a]s an initial matter, the Court believes that Defendants’ motion is procedurally flawed. Defendants have basically requested that this Court act as a state appeals court and reverse an order by the [state] court. The Court finds the intrusion into what is a statutorily defined part of the state court ... to be deeply offensive to the notion of federalism, and one that should be avoided if at all possible. (Citations omitted).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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