Legal Opinion
Penguin Books USA Incorporated Jeffrey R. Toobin v. Lawrence E. Walsh Office of Independent Counsel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 27, 1991No. 1297, Docket 91-7131PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
Faced with proliferating caseloads and essentially static resources, our nation’s courts engage in a struggle to assure litigants their rightful day in court. Actions that undermine orderly procedures squander precious public resources and contribute to what is fast becoming a crisis of epic proportions. When parties invoke the judicial process and secure favorable declaratory relief — receiving a court’s imprimatur to engage freely in what otherwise might be characterized as dubious behavior — it is not unreasonable to expect them to postpone further their…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Golden v. ZwicklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Great Western Sugar Co. v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Van Wie v. PatakiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company v. Nicholas Yanakas, Charles Buonincontri and Camille BuonincontriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Russman v. Board of Educ., City of WatervlietCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
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