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· 3/3/1987

Larry Marshak v. Gino Tonetti

Citations

  • 813 F.2d 13
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 2752

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding a motion to compel arbitration is not the equivalent of a 19 motion for summary judgment for the purposes of disallowing a plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss 20 her action
  • ruling client lacked standing to appeal sanction imposed solely on attorney
  • Fed. R. Civ. P.12(b)(6) permits a court to dismiss a claim 19 | sua sponte and without notice “where the claimant cannot possibly win relief’
  • “A trial court may dismiss a claim sua sponte under Fed. R. Civ. P. 18 12(b)(6).”
  • “Since the award must be paid by [the plaintiff’s attorney] alone, plaintiff has no pecuniary or, we think, other sufficient interest in the award to confer standing to appeal.”
  • finding employee complaint regarding scheduling change not 21 protected activity

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Judges: Coffin, Bownes, Breyer

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