· 4/22/1988
Robert H. Gravatt v. Columbia University
Citations
- 845 F.2d 54
- 11 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 97
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 5450
- 1988 WL 36666
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “That [Rule 41(a)(2)] authority is frequently exercised to require a plaintiff to pay a defendant the expenses incurred in defending against the suit, once the plaintiff has elected to terminate the suit in favor of litigation elsewhere.”
- discussion and adoption of other circuits’ law on post-dismissal conversion
- “fundamental fairness requires interpreting Rule 41(a)(2
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Judges: Oakes, Newman, Miner
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