Legal Opinion
Culhane v. Aurora Loan Services
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 28, 2011No. Civil Action No. 11-11098-WGYPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
“What does a judge do?” asked my three year old granddaughter Mia. Without half thinking, I answered, “A judge teaches law to people who come to court.”
Upon reflection, that answer is about as good as any.1 Trial judges teach the law to lawyers through evidentiary rulings; they teach the law to juries through plain, easy to understand instructions; they teach the law to offenders and the public alike at sentencing hearings;2 and they teach the law to litigants through careful opinions that explicate judicial choice as “reasoned choice, candidly…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- City of Houston v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Eaton v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Culhane v. Aurora Loan Services of NebrasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Juárez v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Anthony Bucci v. Lehman Brothers Bank, FSBSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2013
- In Re WalkerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
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