Legal Opinion

Hotchkiss v. Garno

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided July 12, 2012No. Case No. 11-CV-12582PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO AMEND AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, District Judge.

The principal purpose of trial is to determine the truth from conflicting factual narratives. See generally Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532, 540, 85 S.Ct. 1628, 14 L.Ed.2d 543 (1965) (observing trials “are held for the solemn purpose of endeavoring to ascertain the truth”); John Langbein et al., History of the Common Law chs. 1, 4, 8 (Aspen 2009) (discussing historical development of civil trial in…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by1 opinion

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