Legal Opinion
John F. Ryan v. Charles D. Hatfield
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1978No. 77-1961PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
This is a Calendar C case.
The present appeal questions the authority of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma to restrict the scope of discovery and to award attorney’s fees to a defendant in a case which was allegedly brought and pursued by the plaintiff in bad faith.
The action sought damages for interference with an advantageous relationship, the employment of plaintiff with the Occidental Petroleum Corporation. It was alleged that defendant-appellee was a shareholder in two Venezuelan corporations which were engaged in oil…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Mobile Power Enterprises, Inc. v. Power Vac, Inc., and Anilas Corporation, Eugene Ashley Gaiters v. Power Vac, Inc., and Anilas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Bobby Perel and Steven Bercu v. Donald E. Vanderford and Homer J. Fiegel, Agents of the United States Customs Agency of the Treasury Dept.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Cornwall v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Liew v. BreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Sterling Energy, Ltd., D/B/A Senco, a Texas Corporation v. Friendly National Bank, an Oklahoma Banking Corporation and George W. Higgins, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Betty Ann Marsee, as Administratrix of the Estate of Marvin Sean Marsee, Deceased v. United States Tobacco Company, a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Gordon v. HeimannCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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