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· 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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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Eschbach

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