N.D. California· 7/12/1993
Burnette v. Godshall
Citations
- 828 F. Supp. 1439
- 27 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 125
- 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15276
- 1993 WL 281082
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- declining to 4 award costs and attorney fees where dismissal was with prejudice “because there is no future risk 5 of litigation”
- finding dismissal would not 15 cause detriment where defendants “ha[d] not counterclaimed or otherwise filed for affirmative 16 relief to be sufficiently prejudiced by dismissal of the fifth cause of action.”
- “Labor Code section 6400 relates to the physical conditions of the workplace (i.e., machinery repairs, toxics, etc.) and not to employee conduct”
- “[W]hen a court considers 28 a request for sanctions, it must resolve all doubts in favor of the signer of the pleading or paper.”
- “[I]t 27 weighs in Plaintiffs’ favor that the trial has not yet started and no pretrial motions were 28 pending at the time the dismissal motion was filed.”
- “[I]t 20 weighs in Plaintiffs’ favor that the trial has not yet started and no pretrial motions were 21 pending at the time the dismissal motion was filed.”
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- Stamps v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2006-02-27· cited 41×
- D.C. v. Harvard-Westlake SchoolCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2009-08-14· cited 40×
- Williams v. Peralta Community College Dist.N.D. California· 2005-04-28· cited 39×
- Burnette v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.Ninth Circuit· 1995-12-27· cited 27×
- Nippy, Inc. v. Pro Rok, Inc.D. Puerto Rico· 1996-06-28· cited 10×
- Brannon v. TarlovE.D. New York· 1997-12-10· cited 8×
- Chodorow v. RoswickE.D. Pennsylvania· 1995-03-16· cited 5×
- Bader v. Electronics for Imaging, Inc.N.D. California· 2000-08-07· cited 3×
- Mateo v. Empire Gas Co.D. Puerto Rico· 2012-11-09· cited 3×
- Eckwortzel v. CrossmanD. Idaho· 2008-06-04· cited 1×
Cites
31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 17,202×
- Caterpillar Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court· 1987-06-09· cited 6,547×
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court· 1983-06-24· cited 5,652×
- Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana CorporationNinth Circuit· 1992-11-23· cited 4,522×
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court· 1990-06-11· cited 4,510×
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court· 1957-06-03· cited 2,816×
- Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. LueckSupreme Court· 1985-04-16· cited 2,375×
- Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc.Supreme Court· 1988-06-06· cited 1,828×
- Lou v. BelzbergNinth Circuit· 1987-11-12· cited 368×
- Golden Eagle Distributing Corporation v. Burroughs Corporation, and Kirkland & EllisNinth Circuit· 1986-10-09· cited 315×
- Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyFifth Circuit· 1967-10-31· cited 235×
- Reta L. McCants as Administratrix of the Estate of Johnny L. McCants Deceased v. Ford Motor Company, Inc.Eleventh Circuit· 1986-02-03· cited 222×
- James Hamilton, as Administrator of the Estate of Gordon Daniel Hamilton, Deceased v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.Ninth Circuit· 1982-03-26· cited 186×
- Lansalot A. Olguin v. Inspiration Consolidated Copper CompanyNinth Circuit· 1984-08-21· cited 160×
- Libhart v. Santa Monica Dairy Co.Ninth Circuit· 1979-03-08· cited 151×
- Jeno F. Paulucci and Lois Paulucci v. City of Duluth and Lake Superior Paper IndustriesEighth Circuit· 1987-08-20· cited 123×
- Antowyn Cauley v. John WilsonSeventh Circuit· 1985-02-13· cited 82×
- Alamance Industries, Inc. v. Filene'sFirst Circuit· 1961-05-24· cited 71×
- James Thomas Patterson, Sr. v. Lawrence L. AikenEleventh Circuit· 1988-03-28· cited 68×
- Milne Employees Ass'n v. Sun Carriers, Inc.Ninth Circuit· 1991-11-20· cited 68×
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