· 3/24/1987
Diane Colby, on Her Own Behalf and That of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Citations
- 811 F.2d 1119
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- such decisions normally entitled to “no more weight than their intrinsic persuasiveness merits”
- stare decisis relies on the existence of authoritative precedent, and the simplest reason that a decision is authoritative is the hierarchical structure of federal courts, with district court’s bound by appellate courts
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