Legal Opinion
Stauble v. Warrob, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 13, 1992No. 92-1102, 92-1103PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to delineate for the first time the outer boundaries of a district judge’s power to refer liability determinations to a special master. After assessing the constraints that Article III of the Constitution imposes on Fed.R.Civ.P. 53, we conclude that referring fundamental issues of liability to a master for adjudication, over objection, is impermissible. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment below.
I. THE SETTING
Plaintiff-appellee Alfred Stauble is a shareholder and director of two closely held corporations, Warrob, Inc. and Monte-chusetts Leasing…
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