Koch v. Hankins

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “a defendant is entitled only to recover . . . for work which is not 15 useful in continuing litigation between the parties”
• stating that only fees for work that “might [not] be useful” and “might [not] be of use” are chargeable to the plaintiff
• plaintiff seeking Rule 41(a)(2) voluntary 1 of work product rendered useless by the dismissal of [the previous action]”

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Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Fred Lowenschuss, Debtor. Resorts International, Inc. v. Fred Lowenschuss
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-10-10· cited 160×
• Christopher Hargis v. Phil Foster, Beauchamp, Lahaei, D.W. McEcheron and D. H.O. Crawford
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-12-03· cited 88×
• Youssif Kamal v. Eden Creamery, LLC
  Ninth Circuit· 2023-12-21· cited 66×
• Westlands Water District v. United States
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-11-07· cited 12×
• United States v. Berg
  E.D. California· 1999-10-05· cited 11×
• Christopher Hargis v. Phil Foster, Beauchamp, Lahaei, D.W. McEcheron and D.H.O. Crawford
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-03-07· cited 8×
• Tur v. Youtube, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2009-04-21

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company. Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company
  D.C. Circuit· 1981-09-03· cited 82×
• Antowyn Cauley v. John Wilson
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-02-13· cited 82×
• Sami Rebekah Lau, on Behalf of Herself and All Other Similarly Situated v. Glendora Unified School District
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-06-24· cited 53×
• Mindy Taragan v. Eli Lilly and Company, Inc.
  D.C. Circuit· 1988-02-12· cited 48×
• Francis X. McLaughlin v. Maxine Cheshire
  D.C. Circuit· 1982-04-30· cited 37×
• Koch v. Hankins
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-10-15· cited 34×
• Koch v. Hankins
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-03-21· cited 21×