Legal Opinion
Seevers v. Arkenberg
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided December 6, 1989No. NA 87-15-CPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY
BARKER, District Judge.
In The Trial, Franz Kafka depicts the plight of Joseph K., a young man entangled in the arcane and inscrutable webs of the law. Unable to navigate “the system” ’s labrinthine ways on his own, Joseph K. implores the aid of a distinguished yet equally cryptic attorney. Instead of illuminating his client’s situation, however, the attorney only compounds the darkness. Thus the legal system, which should mediate between an individual and society, itself became a vehicle of alienation used by the attorney against his own client.
The present case, though not as fantastic…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Rolo v. City Investing Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
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