Legal Opinion
Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 3, 2010No. 08-56667, 08-56906PublishedCited by 702 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Procedure “is a means to an end, not an end in itself — the ‘handmaid rather than the mistress’ of justice.” Charles E. Clark, History, Systems and Functions of Pleading, 11 Va. L.Rev. 517, 542 (1925). While district courts enjoy a wide latitude of discretion in case management, this discretion is circumscribed by the courts’ overriding obligation to construe and administer the procedural rules so as “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 1. These consolidated appeals arise from a district court’s…
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