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· 10/29/1979

Lee v. New Mexico

Citations

  • 444 U.S. 933
  • 100 S. Ct. 279

How courts have described this case

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

  • ruling that a decedent whose medical condition at death is “in controversy” is a “person”
  • ruling that a decedent whose medical condition at death is \in controversy\ is a \person\
  • finding that an evidentiary autopsy can be ordered pursuant to the terms of Rule 35(a)
  • holding that Rule 35 can be used to compel autopsies
  • considering Rule 35 motion that requested an order requiring an autopsy “in the event of the death of any plaintiff’
  • Rule 35(a) should be interpreted liberally in favor of discovery

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