· 3/7/1983
John Doe v. District of Columbia
Citations
- 697 F.2d 1115
- 225 U.S. App. D.C. 225
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- requiring protective order limiting counsel’s discussion of discovery materials with client to be narrowly drawn
- explaining narrow tailoring means that there were no means less restrictive of a party’s access to their lawyer
- explaining narrow tailoring means that there were no means less restrictive of a party’s access to their lawyer
- compensation only for actual harm removes problem of jury guesswork as to value of constitutional rights in Bivens actions as in Sec. 1983 cases
- analogizing cruel and unusual punishment to common-law tort rules
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Judges: MacKinnon, Edwards, Robb
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