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· 10/12/1970

Porth v. United States

Citations

  • 400 U.S. 824
  • 91 S. Ct. 47

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding district court abused its discretion by granting additional discovery because the plaintiff did not explain “how any specific documents or depositions will aid in rebutting defendants’ showing of objective reasonableness”
  • stating that “purposeful discrimination is an essential element of an equal protection violation”
  • “Plaintiffs need to investigate whether it was clear to Defendants whether Plaintiffs’ consent was limited or revoked.”
  • “Plaintiffs would 5 like to discover why the Defendants believe Ms. Denton ‘attempted’ a revocation, i.e.[,] did they not hear her, did they not think she was serious?”
  • “[P]ur-poseful discrimination is an essential element of an equal protection violation.”

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