Legal Opinion
Lisette Cascone v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 10, 1983No. 825, Docket 82-7694PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEIS, Circuit Judge:
In this removed diversity case, plaintiff did not file a demand for a jury trial within the time designated in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The district judge, describing the circumstances as a “trap for the unwary,” found the “mere inadvertence stricture” inapplicable and granted the plaintiff’s untimely request. We affirm. 94 F.R.D. 333 (D.C.).
Plaintiff filed this personal injury suit in the New York Supreme Court. On December 9, 1980, defendant removed the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In conformance with the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ronald E. Galella v. Jacqueline Onassis, John Walsh, and United States of America, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Winifred D. Noonan v. Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Henry Wade Cox v. C. H. Masland & Sons, Inc., a Corporation, and Textile Workers Union of America, Local 1882Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Higgins v. Boeing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Cascone v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
3Cited by60 opinions
- Misco, Inc., Mid-South Aluminum Company, and Everett W. Fielder, Jr. v. United States Steel Corporation and Alside, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- William WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF ESTIMATE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Asousa Partnership v. Pinnacle Foods, Inc. (In Re Asousa Partnership)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
- Young v. Peter J. Saker, Inc. (In Re Paula Saker & Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Raine v. Lorimar Productions, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
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