Legal Opinion
Victor Lepucki v. Bernard L. Van Wormer, Kenneth Pazdur v. Blaw-Knox Foundry and Mill MacHinery
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1985No. 84-2304, 84-3041PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
Our system of jurisprudence is designed to insure that all disputants with colorable claims have access to the courthouse. Relatively low barriers to entry have, however, generated an undesirable result — a deluge of frivolous or vexatious claims filed by the uninformed, the misinformed, and the unscrupulous. These claims clog court dockets and threaten to undermine the ability of the judiciary to efficiently administer the press of cases properly before it. Perhaps the greatest safeguard against this danger is the integrity and good sense of practicing lawyers who, as officers of the court,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Reid v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Jacob M. Poss v. Jerome LiebermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Judy Edgar v. Inland Steel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Granzow v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by36 opinions
- Morton M. Hill, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Norman E. Coleman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Gary Holder v. Secretary of the Treasury and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Effie Mae Lewis v. Lenc-Smith Manufacturing Company, Now Known as Bally, L.S.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Invst Financial Group, Inc. v. Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Harlan v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.