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· 12/10/1991

In Re Bituminous Coal Operators' Association, Inc

Citations

  • 949 F.2d 1165
  • 292 U.S. App. D.C. 309
  • 21 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 538
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 28690
  • 1991 WL 257259

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  • holding that, under Article III and Rule 53, the district judge must decide \dispositive issues of fact and law\
  • holding that, under Article III and Rule 53, the district judge must decide “dispositive issues of fact and law”
  • stating that a trial court's use of a special master is acceptable at the remedy-implementation stage of ongoing litigation
  • stating that a trial court’s use of a special master is acceptable at the remedy-implementation stage of ongoing litigation
  • “While recognizing that this litigation qualifies as really extraordinary, we open no door for indiscriminate use of the remedy to avoid the strictures of the final judgment rule.”
  • “While recognizing that this litigation qualifies as ‘really extraordinary,’ we open no door for ‘indiscriminate use’ of the remedy to avoid the strictures of the final judgment rule”

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Judges: Ginsburg, Williams, Sentelle

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